Recipe: Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars

My mother has celiac. For those of you who do not know what that means, it simply means that she cannot eat anything with gluten. Gluten is found in practically all foods. There are people who cannot tolerate gluten, and others who are allergic. It can be painful when they do eat any gluten, even in the tiniest amounts. Not only does my mom have this, but my brother has shown signs as well. I eat really healthy as it is, so if I am a carrier of celiac, I'm not seeing any signs, as I don't eat much gluten as it is.
So, I knew that I was going to be heading down to the Springs, and I wanted to give my mom something tasty and sweet that she could make, if she liked, and enjoy it, without having to worry about getting sick. I found this recipe, and immediately set to work.
The hardest part was going to be finding the gluten-free animal crackers. I was afraid that I might have to order them online, and then making them for my mom would be moot, as I would not know how fast they would arrive. I managed to stop by a Whole Foods store before heading home the week before, and found a bag of them! I lucked out too, as they were the last ones!

3/4 cup butter (You can use coconut oil, if you want)
2 cups gluten-free animal crackers, crushed (One bag ground into crumbs is two cups)
1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 cup peanut butter (I used Skippy's natural, creamy)
1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
4 tablespoons peanut butter (I used Jiff for this)

In a medium bowl, mix together the butter, crumbs, sugar and 1 cup of peanut butter until well blended.
Pour and spread into the bottom of an ungreased 9x9 pan. (I don't have a 9x9, so I used a 9x13)
Put in the freezer for 15 minutes to harden.
In a microwave, melt the chocolate chips and 4 tablespoons peanut butter, stirring every 30 seconds or so. (It took me roughly 3 times on 30 second intervals)
Once the chocolate/peanut butter mixture is melted and combined, spread on top of the peanut butter evenly.
Place back into the freezer to harden, 15-20 minutes.

Enjoy!

Note* Keep refrigerated/frozen to maintain shape.