Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Bars

cookiemaker's Note:

These taste JUST like a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup and are so easy to make! There are a lot of similar recipes, with slightly different amounts of (mostly) the same ingredients, but this is the one that I really like.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 15 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Yield: 24 (more/l ...

• 1 cup butter
• 2 cups graham cracker crumbs (about 1 cellophane package and 3 extra grahams)
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 cup smooth peanut butter
• 2 cups chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Mix butter, graham cracker crumbs, powdered sugar, and peanut butter. (an easy way to measure the peanut butter is to put 1 cup of water into a measuring cup, and then add enough peanut butter to it that the water reaches 2 cups).
2. Press mixture into a 9x13" pan.
3. Melt chocolate chips in microwave and stir until smooth (try a minute first, and then check).
4. Spread chocolate carefully over peanut butter layer with a spatula. (Having one person to pour the chocolate and one to spread works well!).
5. Let the chocolate cool for a while, and then cut into bars before the chocolate is completely hardened (or else the chocolate layer will just crack).
6. (cooking time is cooling time, and it's a very rough estimate, I didn't keep track).

Reviews

[SopranoSarahsMom]

Absolutely delicious! I made these for my Christmas Eve cookie tray. They were a hit with my family...one of the first things from the tray to disappear :). I liked them even better than store-bought Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. Best of all, they were quick and easy to make, with no baking required. This recipe is definitely a keeper. I can't wait to serve these again this Christmas!

[Ann60]

These are very sweet and very rich. I did need to put them in the refrigerator, also, to harden. Very easy to make - no baking involved, but not sure I will make them again.

[Chef #488760]

Taste great but really rich. Put them in the fridge otherwise they will never totally firm.