Chocolate Peanut Butter Dream Bars

Total Time:Prep: 15 min. + cooling Bake: 10 min. + chilling

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Cindi DeClue, Anchorage, Alaska

Tested by Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Updated on Nov. 17, 2022

Who doesn't like this dessert duo? Add your favorite combination of candies to garnish the tops of these chocolate peanut butter dream bars. —Cindi DeClue, Anchorage, Alaska

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Dream Bars

Yield:12 servings
Prep:15 min
Cook:10 min

Ingredients

  • 1 package (16 ounces) Nutter Butter cookies, divided
  • 1/4 cup butter, melted
  • 1 package (3.90 ounces) instant chocolate pudding mix
  • 1-1/2 cups 2% milk
  • 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1/3 cup crunchy peanut butter
  • 1 carton (8 ounces) frozen whipped topping, thawed
  • 1/4 cup milk chocolate chips
  • 1/4 cup peanut butter chips
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Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, finely crush 24 cookies; stir in melted butter. Press onto the bottom of an ungreased 9-in. square baking pan. Bake until lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Cool completely.
  2. In a small bowl, whisk pudding mix and milk until smooth; spread over cooled crust. In another small bowl, beat cream cheese, powdered sugar and peanut butter. Fold in 1 cup whipped topping. Spoon cream cheese mixture over pudding; gently spread to cover pudding. Spread remaining whipped topping over cream cheese layer. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
  3. Coarsely crush remaining 8 cookies. Sprinkle crushed cookies and chips over whipped topping before serving.
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