Peanut Butter-Pretzel Cheesecake Bars

These bars combine salty pretzels with sweet-tangy cheesecake for
a sensationally decadent treat.

Ingredients

• 3 ⅓ cups waffle pretzels
• ¼ cup brown sugar
• ½ cup butter, melted
• 1 cup hot fudge sauce
• 2 (8 oz.) pkgs. cream cheese
• ¾ cup smooth peanut butter
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• 1½ tsp. vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• ⅓ cup semisweet chocolate chips

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350°F. Line and grease an 8″ square baking pan. Reserve ½ cup pretzels. Place the remaining pretzels and sugar in the processor. Process 30 sec. Pulse in butter. Press crumbs into the pan. Bake for 10 min. Spread crust with ¾ cup fudge sauce. Let cool.
2. Crush reserved pretzels. In the processor, combine the next 4 ingredients. Process 1 min. Add eggs; process 30 sec. Pulse in pretzels and chocolate.
3. Pour mixture over crust. Bake for 25 min. Chill 4 hrs. Cut into 2″ squares. Drizzle with remaining ¼ cup fudge sauce. Refrigerate covered for up to 1 week.