Chocolate-Peanut Butter Cookie Bars

With flavor just like Grandma's chocolate-peanut butter cookies, these cookie bars start with a cake mix, making prep a breeze.

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

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

1/2 cup butter , melted

1/2 cup milk

1-1/2 pkg. (4 oz. each) BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate (6 oz.), chopped, divided

1 cup PLANTERS Dry Roasted Peanuts , divided

1 cup creamy peanut butter

1. Line 13x9-inch pan with foil; spray with cooking spray. Beat first 4 ingredients with mixer until well blended. (Dough will be thick.) Press half onto bottom of prepared pan. Bake 10 min.

2. Sprinkle half <u>each</u> of the chopped chocolate and nuts over crust. Microwave peanut butter in small microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 min., stirring after 30 sec.; spread over nuts.

3. Roll remaining dough into 13x9-inch rectangle between 2 sheets of waxed paper. Peel back top layer of waxed paper; flip dough onto top of dessert. Remove remaining waxed paper. Sprinkle with remaining chocolate and nuts; press gently into dough with spatula.

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

Chocolate-Peanut Butter Cookie Bars

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