Ok, I decided. Granola bars can wait until January. Today is something chocolatey. I have this kind friend who makes really yummy treats to share with me, one of which is this great dessert with peanut butter and chocolate, a winning combination in my mind! Since I am trying not to buy much in the way of prepared food, and that
includes treats, this is a good one to replace candy. Oh, and it has peanut butter, so it’s healthy, right?

Here is essentially my friend’s recipe, except that I found another recipe with half the butter. Still tastes the same. It is really good. Don’t eat the whole pan yourself!

Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars

1/2 cup butter
2 cups powdered sugar
1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1 cup peanut butter (I like crunchy)
2 cups chocolate chips, semi-sweet

Line a 9×13″ pan with foil (so it hangs over the sides a little) and spray lightly with cooking spray. Melt butter in microwave. In a bowl, combine butter, p. sugar, g. c. crumbs, and p. butter. Mix well, and press into prepared pan. Melt chocolate chips in a bowl in the microwave (in mine I can cook on high 1 minute, stir, and cook 1 minute more to have it be just right). Stir until smooth. Cool slightly and spread over p. butter mixture in pan. Cool. Cut partially
through with a knife to mark squares. Refrigerate at least an hour. Lift from pan, using foil handles. Cut all the way through to divide into squares.