Chocolate Peanut Bars

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 6 ounces semisweet chocolate
• 1 cup coconut
• 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1/2 cup chopped unsalted peanuts
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 melt 3/4 cup butter and 2 ozs.
• 2 chocolate squares in a saucepan on medium heat.
• 3 stir intermittently until melted and blended well.
• 4 stir in crumbs, coconut and peanuts.
• 5 press onto bottom of 13x9 inch baking pan.
• 6 chill 30 minutes.
• 7 mix cream cheese, sugar and vanilla till well blended.
• 8 spread over crust, chill 30 minutes.
• 9 in another saucepan, melt remaining margarine and chocolate squares.
• 10 stir till blended.
• 11 spread this over cream cheese layer.
• 12 chill until set; cut into squares.