by partysugar 19

After a long day of work, where the weekend feels like it may never arrive, I crave a bite of decadent sweetness. However on days like that, I usually don't have the patience to actually bake or make anything. It's the middle of the week and I want the easiest dessert recipe I can possibly find. Sound impossible? Think again! I found an effortless, no bake, dessert bar that is full of creamy caramel colored peanut butter. Throw in a little melted chocolate and you're swiftly on your way to dulce heaven. For my piece of cake, no bake peanut butter square recipe, read more

Easy No-Bake Peanut Butter Squares
From Kraft Foods

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine
2 cups powdered sugar
1-1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1 cup peanut butter
1-1/2 pkg. (12 squares) semi-sweet baking chocolate

1. Line a 13x9-inch baking pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides of pan. Set aside.
2. Melt butter in large microwaveable bowl on high 45 sec. until melted. Add sugar, graham cracker crumbs and peanut butter; mix well. Spread into prepared pan.
3. Microwave chocolate in microwaveable bowl on high 1-1/2 to 2 min. or until melted, stirring after each min.
4. Cool slightly; pour over peanut butter mixture in pan. Cool.
5. Cut partially through dessert to mark 48 squares. Refrigerate 1 hour or until set.
6. Lift from pan, using foil handles. Cut all the way through dessert into squares.

Makes 4 dozen sqaures.