Peanut Butter-Chocolate Cookie Bars

Name: Peanut Butter-Chocolate Cookie Bars
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 5 h 40 min
Yield: 32 servings
Ingredients: 1 pkg. (2-layer size) chocolate 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 Semi-Sweet Chocolate (6 oz.), chopped, divided; 1 cup PLANTERS Dry Roasted Peanuts, divided; 1 cup creamy peanut butter

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Recipe by Kraft

Prep Time

15
min.

Total Time

5
hr.

40
min.

Servings

32 servings

Turn prep into a breeze with Peanut Butter-Chocolate Cookie Bars. Starting with a cake mix for Peanut Butter-Chocolate Cookie Bars makes everything simple.

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1 pkg. (2-layer size) chocolate 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 Semi-Sweet Chocolate (6 oz.), chopped, divided
1 cup PLANTERS Dry Roasted Peanuts, divided
1 cup creamy peanut butter

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Heat oven to 350ºF.
Line 13x9-inch pan with foil; spray with cooking spray. Beat first 4 ingredients with mixer until well 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.
Roll remaining dough into 13x9-inch rectangle between 2 sheets of waxed paper. Peel back top layer of waxed paper; flip dough onto top of dessert. Remove remaining waxed paper. Sprinkle with remaining chocolate and nuts; press gently into dough with spatula.
Bake 15 min. Cool 1 hour. Refrigerate 4 hours before cutting into bars.

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Substitute

Use 1 pkg. (3.9 oz.) JELL-O SIMPLY GOOD Chocolate Flavor Pudding

Note from the KRAFT Kitchens

We appreciate your comments and changed our method. To create nice even layers, microwave the peanut butter and roll out the top layer of dough as directed. Thank you for all of your helpful suggestions!

Make Ahead

Make these bars a day ahead. Then, just cut them, put them on a serving platter and you're ready to go!

Servings

32 servings

Nutritional Information

Serving Size 32 servings
AMOUNT PER SERVING
Calories	200

Total fat	12g
Saturated fat	4.5g
Cholesterol	10mg
Sodium	250mg
Carbohydrate	22g
Dietary fiber	2g
Sugars	13g
Protein	4g
% Daily Value
Vitamin A	4 %DV
Vitamin C	0 %DV
Calcium	4 %DV
Iron	6 %DV

* Nutrition information is estimated based on the ingredients and cooking instructions as described in each recipe and is intended to be used for informational purposes only. Please note that nutrition details may vary based on methods of preparation, origin and freshness of ingredients used.