No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars

Ok so I know I started this blog with the intention if using only Pinterest found ideas, but I gave in and bought myself a new cook book recently. It's from Six Sisters. Do you know of them? They have a blog, then turned some of their favorite recipes into a book. :)
Today I made the bars for the second time aim a few weeks. Ha ha I first made them for my anniversary dinner with my wonderful hubby. And he just asked for seconds. They are super simple to make. And oh so delicious! Bonus: You don't need the oven!
The concoction includes:
1 cup melted butter
2 cups crushed graham crackers
2 cups powdered sugar
1 cup plus 4 T peanut butter, divided
1 1/2 cups milk chocolate chips

Mix together melted butter, graham cracker crumbs, powdered sugar, and 1 cup peanut butter until well blended.
Press evenly into an ungreased baking dish. I used a 8x8 the first time, but today I used a 2 qt rectangle dish. (It makes for thinner bars that last a bit longer.) ;)
Next you'll need to melt the chocolate chips and 4 T peanut butter in the microwave at 50% power, stirring every 30 seconds til smooth. Spread over the pb layer. Refrigerate for at least one hour before serving. Enjoy! My family cannot get enough of these!

Peanut butter chocolate chip cookies!

Once I found the recipe for these yummy cookies, time wasn't wasted in making them. They were very simple. Plus I had all the ingredients on hand! Another bonus: flour and white sugar are NOT used!
You'll need to start with:
1 cup creamy peanut butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup chocolate chips(the original recipe called for a chocolate bar chopped up. But I had chips on hand.)
In a large bowl, mix together pb, sugar, vanilla and the egg. Beat until the grainy feel of the sugar is blended. About 3 mins. Stopping to scrape the sides occasionally. Next add the baking soda. Mix until well blended. Finally add the chocolate chips.
Once the chips are added, transfer the dough to an airtight container. Store in refrigerator for at least 2 hrs and no more than 5 days. Mine was in overnight.
Preheat oven to 350. Form the dough into medium size balls. You'll need to flatten just a bit to help the cookies from staying in a ball while baking. *This step was medium level annoying. Ha ha Once the dough was removed from the fridge, it was very firm and hard to work with. The chocolate chips kept falling everywhere. Once the cookies are assembled, bake for 8 mins. Leave on the cookie sheet for 5-10 mins then transfer to a cooking rack until completely cooled. Enjoy! :D