Frozen Peanut Butter Pie

Submitted By: Jeana Owens

Ingredients

• 24 peanut butter sandwich cookies, finely crushed (about 3 cups)
• 5 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup creamy peanut butter
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1 (8 ounce) tub whipped topping, thawed, divided

Instructions

Mix cookie crumbs and butter; press onto bottom and upside of 9-inch pie plate.

Beat next 4 ingredients in medium bowl with mixer until well blended. Stir in 11/2 cups whipped topping; spoon into crust.
Freeze 4 hours or until firm. Remove from freezer 30 minutes before serving. Let stand at room temperature to soften slightly. Top with remaining whipped topping.
You may substitute a ready-to-use graham cracker crumb crust (6 ounce) for the homemade crumbs crust.