PEANUT BUTTER-CHOCOLATE COOKIE BARS

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Turn prep into a breeze with Peanut Butter-Chocolate Cookie Bars. Starting with a cake mix for Peanut Butter-Chocolate Cookie Bars makes everything simple.

Provided by My Food and Family

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Time 5h40m

Yield 32 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1 pkg. (2-layer size) chocolate cake mix
1 pkg. (3.9 oz.) JELL-O Chocolate Flavor Instant Pudding
1/2 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup milk
1-1/2 pkg. (4 oz. each) BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate (6 oz.), chopped, divided
1 cup PLANTERS Dry Roasted Peanuts, divided
1 cup creamy peanut butter

Steps:

Heat oven to 350ºF.
Line 13x9-inch pan with foil; spray with cooking spray. Beat first 4 ingredients with mixer until well blended. (Dough will be thick.) Press half onto bottom of prepared pan. Bake 10 min.
Sprinkle half each of the chopped chocolate and nuts over crust. Microwave peanut butter in small microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 min., stirring after 30 sec.; spread over nuts.
Roll remaining dough into 13x9-inch rectangle between 2 sheets of waxed paper. Peel back top layer of waxed paper; flip dough onto top of dessert. Remove remaining waxed paper. Sprinkle with remaining chocolate and nuts; press gently into dough with spatula.
Bake 15 min. Cool 1 hour. Refrigerate 4 hours before cutting into bars.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 200, Fat 12 g, SaturatedFat 4.5 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 10 mg, Sodium 250 mg, Carbohydrate 22 g, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 13 g, Protein 4 g