Peanut Butter Cookie Pie

You only want to eat a small piece of this dessert. It's rich, chocolaty, and it has peanut butter in it. What more could you want?

PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE PIE

(serves 16)

Ingredients:

*1/2 cup butter, softened

*1/4 cup white sugar

*1/2 cup brown sugar, packed

*1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

*1 egg

*1 1/4 cup all-pourpose flour

*1/2 teaspoon baking soda

*1/2 teaspoon salt

*1 cup chocolate chips

*1/4 cup pecan chips

*3 cups powdered sugar

*1 cup creamy peanut butter

*2 tablespoons margarine, softened

*1/4 cup water

*1 cup chocolate chips, melted

*1/4 cup pecan chips

Directions:

~Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

~In a large bowl, cream the 1/2 cup butter & sugars until smooth.

~Beat in the vanilla & egg.

~Combine the flour, baking soda & salt.

~Stir the dry ingredients into the sugar/butter mixture.

~Mix in 1 cup of chocolate chips.

~Press the cookie dough into the bottom of ungreased 10 inch springform pan.

~Press dough evenly in bottom of pan (if it's to much dough, leave some out and make cookies with it).

~Sprinkle with 1/4 cup pecan chips.

~Bake for 12-14 minutes.

~Remove from oven & cool for 15 minutes.

~In a medium bowl, mix powdered sugar, peanut butter, butter, & water until well blended.

~Drop spoonfuls of mixture over baked cookie crust.

~Press evenly to cover crust.

~ Melt 1 cup chocolate chips in a double boiler or microwave, being careful not to burn it.

~Spread melted chocolate chips over peanut butter mixture.

~Sprinkle with 1/4 cup pecan chips.

~Refrigerate until chocolate is set, about 1 hour.