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Chocolate-Peanut Butter Dream Bars

Prize-Winning Recipe 2008! Love chocolate sundaes with peanuts? Here's a "sundae" that can be waiting in your fridge.

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Prep Time 30 min
Total Time 2 hr 5 min
Servings 24

Ingredients

Cookie Base

1: pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker® double chocolate chunk cookie mix

1/4: cup vegetable oil

2: tablespoons cold strong brewed coffee or water

1: egg

Filling

1: package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened

1/4: cup sugar

1: container (8 oz) frozen whipped topping, thawed

1: bag (9 oz) miniature chocolate-covered peanut butter cup candies, chopped

Topping

1/4: cup creamy peanut butter

1/4: cup milk

2: tablespoons sugar

3: oz bittersweet baking chocolate, melted

1: cup unsalted dry-roasted peanuts

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Directions

1 Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, stir cookie base ingredients until soft dough forms. Spread dough in bottom of ungreased 13x9-inch pan. Bake 12 to 15 minutes or just until set. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
2 In large bowl, beat cream cheese and 1/4 cup sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Fold in whipped topping and candies. Spread over cooled cookie base.
3 In small microwavable bowl, beat peanut butter, milk and 2 tablespoons sugar with wire whisk until smooth. Microwave uncovered on High 30 to 60 seconds, stirring after 30 seconds, to thin for drizzling. Drizzle mixture over filling. Drizzle with melted chocolate. Sprinkle with peanuts. Refrigerate about 1 hour or until set. For bars, cut into 6 rows by 4 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.

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Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Bar

Calories: 320
Calories from Fat: 170),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 19g; 19%
(Saturated Fat 8g, 8% Trans Fat 0g 0% ),
Cholesterol: 20mg; 20%;
Sodium: 170mg; 170%;
Total Carbohydrate: 31g; 31%
(Dietary Fiber 2g 2% Sugars 20g 20% ),
Protein: 5g; 5%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 4%;
Vitamin C: 0%;
Calcium: 4%;
Iron: 8%;

Exchanges:

1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;

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*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 3/3/2013 1:01:19 PM REPORT ABUSE joyfull88 said:

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okay so what did I do wrong? Sure the bars were delicious and easy to make but how do you get them out of the pan looking like the picture. I did follow the directions including not spraying the pan. However when I cut them they became messy and did not look good.

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