A luscious pan of bars without heating up the kitchen! These disappear fast!
1 ½ sticks melted butter
1 cup coarsely chopped dry roasted peanuts
1 sleeve of round, buttery crackers, crushed into coarse crumbs
1 ½ cups powdered sugar
1 cup crunchy peanut butter
¼ cup smooth peanut butter
1 10-12 oz. bag semisweet chocolate chips
In a medium bowl, combine the melted butter, peanuts, crackers, powdered sugar, and crunchy peanut butter. Spread on the bottom of an ungreased 9×13” pan. In another bowl, melt the chocolate chips and creamy peanut butter (double boiler, or microwave in 1-minute intervals) and stir until smooth. Pour this topping over the peanut butter/cracker mixture, spreading to cover it evenly. Chill 15 minutes and cut into squares (if you wait too long, the topping will crack!) Freezes well, or store with waxed paper between layers.
Kitchen Hint: put the crackers in a sealable quart bag and crush with a rolling pin.