Peanut Butter Pudding Dessert

[Roxanne]

Peanut Butter Pudding Dessert:

1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup cold butter, cubed
1-1/2 cups chopped cashews, divided
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup creamy peanut butter
1 cup confectoners'sugar
1 carton (12 oz.s) frozen whipped topping, thawed, divided
2-2/3 cups cold milk
1 package (3.9 ounces) instant chocolate pudding mix
1 package (3.4 ounces) instant vanilla pudding mix
1 milk chocolate candy bar (1.55 ounces), coarsely chopped

Place flour and butter in a food processor; cover and process until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. If you don't have a food processor..put it in a sturdy bag..example a freezer bag...zip it close and use a pounder on it..that works too Add 1 cup cashews; pulse a few tiemes until crumbled.

Press into a greased 13x9x2-in. baking dish. Bake at 350 for 25-26 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely on a wire rack.

In a small mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, peanut butter and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Fold in 1 cup whipped topping. Spoon over crust.

In anther bowl, whisk milk and both pudding mixes for 2 minutes. Let stand for 2 minutes or until soft-set. Spread over cream cheese layer. Top with remaining whipped topping. Sprinkle with chopped candy bar and remaining cashews. Cover and refriegerate for at least 1 hour before serving.