Chocolate-Peanut Butter Cookie Bars

INGREDIENTS :

1 pkg. (2-layer size) chocolate cake mix

1 pkg. (3.9 oz.) JELL-O Chocolate Instant Pudding

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted

1/2 cup milk

6 squares BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate, chopped, divided

1 cup PLANTERS Dry Roasted Peanuts, divided

1 cup creamy peanut butter

COOKING DIRECTIONS :

HEAT oven to 350ºF.

LINE 13x9-inch pan with foil; spray with cooking spray. Mix first 4 ingredients until blended (Mixture will be thick). Press half the cake mix mixture into prepared pan.

BAKE 10 min. Sprinkle half each of the chocolate and nuts over crust; top with peanut butter. Cover with layers of remaining cake mix mixture, chocolate and nuts. Press gently with spatula.

BAKE 15 min. Cool 1 hour. Refrigerate 4 hours before cutting into bars.

MORE :

Make Ahead

Make these bars a day ahead. Then, just cut them, put them on a serving platter and you're ready to go!

NUTRITION INFO :

Calories

210

Total fat

13 g

Saturated fat

4.5 g

Cholesterol

10 mg

Sodium

280 mg

Carbohydrate

21 g

Dietary fiber

2 g

Sugars

13 g

Protein

5 g

Vitamin A

0 %DV

Vitamin C

0 %DV

Calcium

4 %DV

Iron

8 %DV