Recipe: No-Bake Squares with Chocolate-Peanut Butter Glaze

NO-BAKE SQUARES WITH CHOCOLATE-PEANUT BUTTER GLAZE

FOR THE SQUARES:
3/4 cup (1 /2 sticks) unsalted butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
FOR THE GLAZE:
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/4 cup smooth or crunchy peanut butter
1/4 cup chopped, unsalted, roasted peanuts

TO MAKE THE SQUARES:
Grease a 9-by-9-inch baking pan.

In a large saucepan over low heat, melt butter; remove pan from heat.

Add sugar and stir well. Add eggs, stir well, and return to medium-low heat. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture begins to bubble. Continue cooking and stirring for about 5 minutes longer, until thickened. Allow mixture to cool.

Stir in vanilla, then graham cracker crumbs. Spread mixture evenly in pan. Refrigerate for 30 minutes, or until firm.

TO MAKE THE GLAZE:
In a small saucepan, melt and stir chocolate chips and peanut butter until blended, to make a glaze.

Spread glaze evenly on chilled dough in pan. Sprinkle with chopped peanuts. Return pan to refrigerator until firm.

Using a sharp knife dipped in hot water, cut into 25 squares, wiping knife blade between cuts. Refrigerate bars until ready to serve.

Makes 25 squares
Source: The Four-Sided Cookie by Lorraine Bodger