Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie - Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Crust
2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/2 cup margarine, melted
1/4 cup sugar
Peanut Butter Layer
1 cup creamy peanut butter
3/4 cup butter
2 cups powdered sugar
Chocolate Layer
1 1/2 cups milk
1 (4 ounce) package instant chocolate pudding mix
Topping
8 ounces frozen whipped topping

Preparation

Mix crust ingredients and press into a 9x13 greased baking pan (or use 2 8-inch pie pans). Bake at 350 for 10 minutes. Remove and cool.
Microwave peanut butter and butter until soft, mix until well blended. Stir in powdered sugar until soft dough forms. Carefully spread over cooled crust.
In small bowl, mix milk and pudding mix. Spread over peanut butter layer. Chill until firm, several hours or overnight.
Top with whipped topping. Garnish with shaved chocolate, if desired.
May substitute pre-made graham cracker crust if desired.