Chocolate Peanut Squares

I got this recipe from Country magazine. It's pretty rich so you better be in the mood for chocolate! :-)

Chocolate Peanut Squares


You'll Need:

1 c Butter
6 squares (1 once each) Semi Sweet Chocolate (or 3/4 c of chocolate chips)
1-1/2 c Graham Cracker Crumbs
1/2 c. Dry Roasted Peanuts, chopped (the recipe said unsalted, but I only had salted so that's what I used
2 pkgs (8 oz) Cream Cheese, softened
1 c Sugar
1 tsp Vanilla extract
9x13" pan


Crust:

3/4 c Butter
1/4 c Chocolate Chips (or 2 squares Chocolate)
1-1/2 c Graham Cracker Crumbs
1/2 c Chopped nuts


Cream Cheese mixture:

2 pkgs of Cream Cheese
1 c Sugar
1 t Vanilla

Top layer:

1/4 c Butter
1/2 c Chocolate Chips (or 4 squares)

Chop up the Nuts and Graham Crackers
Melt the Butter and Chocolate Chips (1st amounts)

Make sure you have a 9x13" pan

Melt the Butter and Chocolate until smooth

Mix with the Chopped Nuts and Graham Cracker Crumbs

Press into bottom of the pan and put in the fridge to set up for 30 minutes

While the crust is in the fridge setting up. Cream together the Cream Cheese, Sugar and Vanilla

Beat until fluffy.

Pour over crust and spread
Melt 2nd amounts of Butter and Chocolate until smooth
Pour over the Cream Cheese mixture and spread

I got impatient and cut it before it was totally set up, but you get the idea. :-)