Nutty Puppy Chow - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter
1 (12 ounce) bag semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup peanut butter
1 (16 ounce) jar roasted peanuts
1 (12 ounce) package crispy corn and rice cereal (such as Crispix(R))
1 cup raisins (optional)
4 cups confectioners' sugar, divided

Preparation

Melt butter, chocolate chips, and peanut butter together in a saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring until smooth, 5 to 10 minutes.
Mix peanuts, cereal, and raisins together in a large bowl. Pour chocolate mixture over peanut-cereal mixture; toss to coat.
Place 2 cups confectioners' sugar in a large covered container; add coated cereal mixture and remaining 2 cups confectioners' sugar. Cover the container and shake until cereal mixture is well coated with confectioners' sugar.