Peanut Butter Chocolate Cheesecake Bars

Dessert this evening. This is definitely an indulgence! 

Ingredients

Crust

• 3 cups of crushed vanilla wafer cookies
• 1 1/2 cups of crushed almonds
• 1/2 stick of butter, melted

Filling

• 1/4 cup of cocoa
• 1 cup of peanut butter
• 2 cups of powdered sugar
• 2 (8) oz packs of cream cheese
• 1/2 cup of milk (I used almond milk)

Topping

• 1 (8) container of whipped topping
• 1/2 cup of the remainder cookie and almond mixture 

Directions

Preheat oven to 350° degrees.

Lightly grease an 13"x 9" baking pan and set aside. Combine the crushed vanilla wafer cookies, crushed almonds, and the melted butter until thoroughly mixed. Set aside 1/2 cup of the mixture for the topping. Add the mixture to the prepared baking pan and use your had to pat the mixture to flatten it. Make sure that the mixture covers the entire pan. Cook the crust for 10 minutes. The crust should be a golden brown. Remove the pan from the oven and set it aside for the crust to cool. 

While the crust is cooling, use a hand mixer to mix together the cocoa, peanut butter, powdered sugar, cream cheese, and milk until the mixture is creamy. 

When the crust is cool, spread the creamy mixture evenly onto the crust. Spread the whipped topping on top of the creamy filling and sprinkle the remaining cookie and almond mixture on top of the whipped topping. chill for 3 - 4 hours. Enjoy. 

Yields 8 - 10 servings

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