Chocolate-Peanut Butter Squares

Sherrie and Rick, ca 1955

If you are craving something sweet and want it in a hurry, these are super quick and easy. They taste exactly like Reese’s™  peanut butter cups! Of course they're fattening as Hell and will give you diabetes, but this recipe makes a lot of candy, so you can share them with family and friends.

Chocolate-Peanut Butter Squares

2 cups graham cracker crumbs

4 cups powdered sugar

2 sticks margarine

2 cups creamy peanut butter

12 oz. Chocolate chips

1 stick margarine

Mix sugar and crumbs together in large bowl.  In a large microwaveable bowl melt 2 sticks margarine, using a low setting on the microwave and checking frequently. Stir in the peanut butter until blended.  Pour over the crumb mixture and stir to combine thoroughly. Press into bottom of 10 x 15 jelly roll pan.

Melt chocolate chips and 1 stick margarine; stir until smooth.  Pour over cracker mixture and spread evenly.  Refrigerate approximately 15 to 30 minutes.  Cut into squares.

Note: you can, of course, melt the ingredients on the stove-top, but the microwave method is just so much quicker!