Ingredients
2 cup powdered sugar
2 cup graham cracker crumbs
1 cup smooth peanut butter
1/2 cup +2 tbsp butter or margarine melted
12 oz milk chocolate or semisweet chocol, ate chips, melted
Directions
Have ready a 13 x 9 inch baking pan. Mix the powdered sugar, cracker
crumbs, peanut butter and butter in a medium size bowl until blended.
Scrape into an ungreased baking pan and press into an even layer.
spread the melted chocolate over the top. Refrigerate at least 2
hours until the chocolate is firm. Let stand at room temperature, 15
to 20 minutes before cutting with a sharp knife into bars.
Makes 36 bars
Per bar: 173 cal, 3g pro, 18g car, 10g fat, 10mg chol with butter, 1
mg chol with margarine, 113 mg sod.
From WOMAN'S DAY 2/18/92
Shared by Robert Rostrup
Servings: 36 servings
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Categories: Chocolate; Cookie; Dessert
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