Show Us Your Life- Dessert Recipes

I love desserts. Hands down, sweets are my favorite.

Peanut Butter Squares

1 cup butter
4 cups powdered sugar
3 cups graham crackers
2 cups peanut butter
24 1oz squares of semi-sweet baking chocolate

1. Line 13x9" baking pan with foil.
2. Melt butter in large microwaveable bowl on high 45 seconds until melted. Add sugar, graham cracker crumbs, and peanut butter; mix well. Spread into prepared pan.
3. Microwave chocolate in microwaveable bowl on high 1.5-2 minutes or until melted, stirring after each minute. Cool slightly; pour over peanut butter mixture in pan. Cool. Cut partially through dessert to make about 48 squares. Refrigerate 1 hr or until set. Lift from pan using foil handles. Cut all the way through dessert into squares.

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Oreo Cookie Dessert

1 lb Oreo cookies, crushed

1 stick butter, melted

1/2 gallon soft vanilla ice cream

1 pkg Cool Whip

1 cup pecans, chopped (optional)

chocolate syrup

1. Mix crushed cookies and butter and pat into 9x13" glass dish, holding out 1 cup for topping. Slice ice cream and place on cookie mixture. Spread with cool whip and top with remaining cookie mixture and nuts. Drizzle chocolate syrup and nuts over the top. Keep frozen.