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Friday, April 10, 2009

Peanut Butter Cup Bars

I had the worst craving for Reese's peanut butter cups a few days ago. Since I do not allow myself to even gaze at the candy bars so temptingly placed near the check-outs in grocery stores, I did not have any of said yummy candy bars in my home. After waiting for the better portion of an afternoon for the craving to go away, I gave up and decided to make my own. Yum. I have now found my new go-to recipe for when I need to bring a sweet something to a [fill in the blank].


4 graham crackers
4 Tbsp. butter or margarine, melted
2/3 cup peanut butter
3/4 cup confectioners sugar
1 cup chocolate chips
4 Tbsp. butter or margarine


1. Put graham crackers in food process and process until completely crumbled. Add the 4 tbsp. melted butter, peanut butter, and confectioners sugar and process until combined. Press into bottom of a 9x9 pan.

2. Melt the additional 4 tbsp. butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the chocolate chips and stir until melted and completely smooth. Spread over peanut butter mixture and refrigerate until set.

2 comments:

Dawn McKinstry said...

Mmmm... looks so delicious, and so simple to make!

Aubree said...

Definitely super easy...might be a tad bit harder without a food processor, but it should still be pretty simple to crush the graham crackers in a sandwich bag with a rolling pin, and then use a hand mixer to blend everything together. I've also seen the recipe done as miniature cupcakes to make them even cuter, but a little more work...