CHOCOLATE-PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE BARS

(RECIPE POSTED BY DIANA ROSS MADILL)

Here is a recipe that everyone enjoys when I make them...they are not to sweet...

1 pkg. (2 layer size) chocolate cake mix
1 pkg. (4 serving size) Jello Chocolate Instant Pudding
1/2 cup margarine, melted
1/2 cup cold milk
1 bag chocolate chips (I like the dark)
1 cup dry roasted peanuts
1 cup peanut butter

Heat oven to 350*. Line a 13x9" pan with parchment paper (oiling the pan slightly first will help the paper stick to the pan). Mix first 4 ingredients until well blended (mixture will be thick). Press half of the chocolate mixture into the prepared pan. Bake for 10 minutes. Let cool slightly and very gently spread the peanut butter over the crust. Sprinkle with the peanuts and 1/2 of the chocolate chips. Cover with random pieces of the chocolate cake mixture and sprinkle on remaining chocolate chips (press gently with a spatula to push chocolate chips into batter.. Bake 15 minutes and let cool. Refrigerate for at least four hours before cutting into bars. By using the parchment paper, if you let it extend up over the sides of the pan, you can lift it out onto a cutting board to easily cut it into bars...enjoy