PEANUT BUTTER CUP SQUARES

Peanut Butter Cup Squares image

A cookie crust is topped with layers of creamy peanut butter and chocolate-elevating these squares from a candy store favorite to an elegant delight.

Provided by My Food and Family

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Time 4h30m

Yield 16 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

25 peanut butter sandwich cookies, divided
1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1 cup cold milk
1 pkg. (3.4 oz.) JELL-O Vanilla Flavor Instant Pudding
2-1/2 cups thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, divided
3 oz. BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate

Steps:

Line 9-inch square pan with Reynolds Wrap® Aluminum Foil, with ends of foil extending over sides. Finely crush 24 cookies. Mix with butter; press onto bottom of prepared pan.
Beat cream cheese and peanut butter in medium bowl with whisk until blended. Add milk and dry pudding mix; beat 2 min. Stir in 1 cup COOL WHIP; spoon over crust. Refrigerate until ready to use.
Microwave remaining COOL WHIP and chocolate in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1-1/2 to 2 min. or until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended, stirring after each minute. Cool completely.
Spread chocolate mixture over pudding layer in pan. Chop remaining cookie; sprinkle over chocolate mixture. Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm. Use foil handles to lift dessert from pan before cutting to serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 310, Fat 20 g, SaturatedFat 10 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 25 mg, Sodium 290 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 5 g