Chocolate Peanut Butter Squares

          

An easy homemade version of the famous peanut butter cup candies.

Original recipe makes 3 dozen

Ingredients

1 cup butter
4 cups confectioners’ sugar
2 cups peanut butter
1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/2 cup butter
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

  1. Melt 1 cup butter or margarine over low heat. Remove from heat and stir in confectioners’ sugar, peanut butter and graham cracker crumbs. Spread mixture in a jelly roll pan. Pat down evenly.
  2. To Make Topping: Melt together 1/2 cup butter or margarine with 1 cup chocolate chips. Spread this mixture over peanut butter mixture. Refrigerate 1/2 hour. Cut into squares.

Nutrition

Calories: 482 kcal
Carbohydrates: 43.4 g
Cholesterol: 41 mg
Fat: 33.3 g
Fiber: 2.5 g
Protein: 8.2 g
Sodium: 284 mg