Mariah's Chocolate Peanut Butter Dream Bars
Easy · 9 ingredients — shared from Reciquest
4 servings · Easy
Ingredients
- 1 16oz package peanut butter sandwich cookies, divided
- 4 Tbsp butter (1/2 stick of butter), melted
- 4 oz cream cheese, room temperature
- 1/2 c confectioners' sugar
- 1/3 c creamy peanut butter
- 1 8oz. container of cool whip, divided
- 1 3.9oz. package instant chocolate Jell-O pudding mix
- 1.5 c milk
- 1/2 c milk chocolate and peanut butter chips OR 1/4 c milk chocolate chips & 1/4 peanut butter chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350*F.
- In a blender or food processor, finely crush 24 of the cookies.
- In a medium bowl, mix together the melted butter and finely crushed cookies until well-moistened.
- Press into an ungreased 8x8" baking dish.
- Bake for 10 minutes.
- Allow crust to cool completely before proceeding.
- In the meantime, mix the package of pudding with the 1.5 c of milk in a small bowl.
- In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, and peanut butter together.
- Fold in 1 c of the Cool Whip and mix until well-blended.
- Spread the chocolate pudding over the cooled crust.
- Place dollops of cream cheese mixture over the pudding layer and with an offset spatula, gently spread to completely cover.
- Spread remaining Cool Whip over the cream cheese.
- Refrigerate two hours. Place into freezer for a half hour to completely set and allow for neat slices.
- In a plastic bag, break up the 8 remaining cookies.
- Sprinkle the cookies and chocolate/peanut butter chips over teh top just before serving.
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