Peanut Butter & Chocolate Bars (aka copykat Reese's bars)

Peanut Butter & Chocolate Bars (aka copykat Reese's bars)
Source: Bakerlady

Peanut Butter Layer:
1 cup butter melted
2 cups graham cracker crumbs (use the boxed kind, or grind them in a food processor. Tiny granules.)
2 cups confectioners’ sugar
1 cup peanut butter
Chocolate Layer:
1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
4 tbsp. peanut butter

In a medium saucepan, mix together the melted butter, graham cracker crumbs, confectioners’ sugar, and 1 cup peanut butter until well butter is melted and everything is blended well. Press evenly into the bottom of an ungreased 9×13 inch pan. In a metal bowl over simmering water, or in the microwave, melt the chocolate chips with the peanut butter, stirring occasionally until smooth. Spread over the peanut butter layer. Let cool until chocolate hardens. Carefully cut squares and then refrigerate for at least an hour before eating.

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OH MY GOODNESS!!!! This is absolutely perfect! If you have no will power when it comes to sweets, then you should probably cut this recipe in half and make it in an 8x8-inch pan. This has the absolute right taste of a peanut butter cup (the good ones, not the generic ones that never quite taste right).