chocolate-peanut butter cookie bars

prep time 15 mins
total time 5 hrs 40 mins
makes 32

what you need

chocolate-peanut butter cookie bars

1 pkg. (2-layer size) chocolate cake mix
1 pkg. (3.9 oz.) Jell-O Chocolate Instant Pudding
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted
1/2 cup milk
6 squares Baker's Semi-Sweet Chocolate, chopped, divided
1 cup Planters Dry Roasted Peanuts, divided
1 cup creamy peanut butter

make it

chocolate-peanut butter cookie bars

HEAT oven to 350ºF
LINE 13x9-inch pan with foil; spray with cooking spray. Mix first 4 ingredients until blended (Mixture will be thick). Press half the cake mix mixture into prepared pan.
BAKE 10 min. Sprinkle half each of the chocolate and nuts over crust; top with peanut butter. Cover with layers of remaining cake mix mixture, chocolate and nuts. Press gently with spatula.
BAKE 15 min. Cool 1 hour. Refrigerate 4 hours before cutting into bars.

kraft kitchen tips

chocolate-peanut butter cookie bars

Make Ahead Make these bars a day ahead. Then, just cut them, put them on a serving platter and you're ready to go!

nutritional info

Calories 210
Total Fat 13 g
Saturated Fat 4.5 g
Cholesterol 10 mg
Sodium 280 mg
Carbohydrates 21 g
Dietary Fiber 2 g
Sugars 13 g
Protein 5 g
Vitamin A 0 %DV
Vitamin C 0 %DV
Calcium 4 %DV
Iron 8 %DV
While the flavor was good, spreading the layers was difficult.As with all others, top layer is not easy to spread over middle peanut butter layer. Think next time I will allow pan to cool after first step before preceding to next step. May use choc. chips next time too. I also feel this might be better in a slightly smaller pan.Sharp Cheddar "Lasagna"
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