Kid Friendly Crazy-Good Peanut Butter Chocolate Squares

Want to make Mom a great dessert for Mother's Day but not allowed to turn on the oven? Or want to prepare an easy Mother's Day dessert that the kids can help with? This is a Mother's Day recipe for a dessert that Mom will love. Bursting with chocolate and peanut butter, this no-bake Mother's Day dessert is perfect for kids, adults, and everyone in between.

Ingredients:
20 Oreos (or other chocolate wafer cookie)
2 tbsp. butter, melted
1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
1/2 c. creamy peanut butter
1 pkg. (16 oz.) Cool Whip
1 1/2 c. powdered sugar
15 mini Reese's peanut butter cups, chopped
1 c. milk
1 pkg. (4 oz.) chocolate instant pudding mix


Instructions: Put all but four cookies in food processor. Process until cookies are coarse crumbs. (Cookies can also be crushed manually-- just place in a resealable bag and crush.)

Combine cookie crumbs and melted butter in a square 9-inch pan (ungreased). Toss to mix. Press into bottom of pan.

Combine cream cheese, one cup of the powdered sugar, and the peanut butter in a large mixing bowl. Beat on medium speed until smooth and combined.

Fold in half of Cool Whip. Spread filling over the Oreo crust and sprinkle with chopped Reese's cups.

In a separate mixing bowl, combine milk, remaining sugar, and pudding mix. Beat on med-low for two to three minutes. Gently fold in the rest of the Cool Whip.

Spread mixture over peanut butter filling & Reese's cups. Sprinkle with crumbs from remaining four Oreo cookies.

Cover dessert, refrigerate at least three hours. Slice into generous squares. Then watch Mom melt with delight as she takes a bite of this insanely good Mother's Day recipe dessert.





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