PEANUT BUTTER PIE

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Provided by Sylvia Harbin

Yield Makes 2 9-inch pies

Number Of Ingredients 9

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1 12-ounce box vanilla wafers, crushed in a food proccessor (3 cups crumbs)
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted
8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 14-ounce condensed milk (about 1/2 cup)
1 cup confectioner's sugar, sifted
8 to 10 ounces Cool Whip (3 cups), more for garnish
Semisweet chocolate shavings, for garnish
Unsalted peanuts, for garnish

Steps:

1. Heat oven to 350 °F. Place vanilla wafer crumbs in a medium bowl. Pour over the melted butter and stir to combine. Divide equally into two 9-inch pie tins. Press mixture onto bottom and up sides of pie dish. Transfer to oven and bake until golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove to a rack to cool completely.
2. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment combine the cream cheese, peanut butter, and condensed milk. Mix until smooth. Add confectioner's sugar. Using a large rubber spatula fold in 3 cups Cool Whip. Pour mixture into cooled pie shells. Decorate cake as desired with more cool whip. Garnish with chocolate shavings and peanuts. Refrigerate or freeze until firm.