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Frozen Chocolate Peanut Squares


Ingredients

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  • 3/4 cup butter
  • 2 cups vanilla wafer crumbs
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 6 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1 1/2 cups peanuts, dry-roasted
  • 1/2 gallon vanilla ice cream; slightly softened

Instructions

  1. Melt 1/4 cup of the butter. Mix into wafer crumbs and press evenly over the bottom of a 9 x 13 pan. Chill crust.
  2. In a large bowl, beat the remaining butter (1/2 cup) with powdered sugar until creamy. Beat in eggs one at a time. Then beat in melted chocolate until well blended. Fold in 1 cup chopped peanuts. Spread evenly over chilled crust. Freeze until chocolate mixture is firm (at least 30 minutes).
  3. Spread softened ice cream evenly over top. Sprinkle with remaining chopped peanuts. Cover and freeze and 12 hours.
  4. Let stand at room temperature about 5 to 10 minutes before cutting to serve.