Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge

I love fudge, who doesn't?  Usually it seems like it's a huge pain to make and I don't make it very often.  Until the other day when I found this recipe.  It was all done and in the pan in under 5 minutes.  And the best part - it was really good!  Bonus points to this recipe for being a double whammy of easiness and tasty.  This was the first thing I made in a long day of baking, so I was happily surprised that it was so easy and tasty.  I know that I will be making this again and again. 

Take a saucepan, melt some butter and peanut butter together until smooth, take it off the heat, add chocolate chips, vanilla extract and confectioners sugar and stir until smooth.  Put in a foil lined 8" pan and stick it in the fridge - done.  I'm pretty sure even those who can't bake at all will master this one.  This will make a great gift to someone for the holidays or to bring to a party.  And if you want to make it festive, add whatever sprinkles or sugars to the top of the fudge before you put it in the fridge to set. 

mmmm...fudge

Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge

makes 1 (8") pan

2 sticks butter

1 cup creamy peanut butter

1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

1 tsp vanilla extract

2 cups confectioners sugar

1. Melt butter and peanut butter in a saucepan until smooth.  Take off heat, stir in vanilla extract, chocolate chips and stir until smooth.  Add confectioners sugar and mix well.  
2. Spread in foil-lined 8" square pan.  Add sprinkles or colored sugars at this point if wanted.  Chill until firm and cut into squares.