Ingredients

  • graham cracker crumbs, creamy peanut butter, confectioner's sugar, butter
  • 1/2 pound graham cracker crumbs
  • 1/2 pound unsalted butter
  • 1 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1 pound confectioner's sugar
  • chocolate chips, unsalted butter
  • 1 pound chocolate chips (semi-sweet)
  • 2/3 cup unsalted butter

Method

  • Crush graham crackers thoroughly, in food processor or sealed in a plastic bag. It should look like sand.
  • In wide sauce pot, slowly melt 1/2 lb. butter over gentle heat (no sizzling). Stir in peanut butter. When incorporated, add confectioner's sugar and graham cracker crumbs and stir until combined. Press filling into an even layer in a plastic-lined 9 x 13 in dish.
  • Meanwhile, gently melt chocolate and remaining ? cup butter in the microwave, stirring frequently and heating in 5- to 15-second intervals. (Alternately, melt chocolate and butter together in a double boiler). Pour chocolate mixture over the peanut butter layer in the dish and smooth into an even layer.
  • Refrigerate for at least an hour, slice, and serve chilled or at room temperature.