WHITE CHOCOLATE-PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE BARS

White Chocolate-Peanut Butter Cookie Bars image

These White Chocolate-Peanut Butter Cookie Bars take only 15 minutes to prep for the oven, thanks to white cake mix and instant chocolate pudding.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Home

Time 5h40m

Yield 32 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1 pkg. (2-layer size) white 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 White Chocolate (6 oz.), chopped, divided
1 cup dry roasted peanuts, divided
1 cup creamy peanut butter

Steps:

Heat oven to 350ºF.
Line 13x9-inch pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides; spray with cooking spray. Beat first 4 ingredients with mixer until 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 on crust.
Roll remaining dough into 13x9-inch rectangle between 2 sheets of waxed paper. Peel back top layer of waxed paper; flip dough over dessert. Remove remaining waxed paper. Sprinkle dough with remaining chocolate and nuts; press gently into dough to secure.
Bake 15 min. or until lightly browned. Cool completely. Refrigerate several hours or until firm. Use foil handles to remove dessert from pan before cutting into bars.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 200, Fat 12 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 10 mg, Sodium 250 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 4 g