Peanut Butter Cookie Candy Bars
From henrie 16 years ago- 12 minutes to make
- Serves 36
Love crunchy caramel-peanut butter candy bars? Try these indulgent cookies to satisfy cravings. Again this recipe makes 36 cookie bars but don't think it will serve 36
Ingredients
- cookie Base shopping list
- 1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker® peanut butter cookie mix shopping list
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil shopping list
- 1 tablespoon water shopping list
- 1 egg shopping list
- Filling shopping list
- 1/3 cup light corn syrup shopping list
- 3 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened shopping list
- 3 tablespoons peanut butter shopping list
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 1/2 teaspoons water shopping list
- 1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla shopping list
- Dash salt shopping list
- 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar shopping list
- caramel Layer shopping list
- 1 bag (14 oz) caramels, unwrapped shopping list
- 2 tablespoons water shopping list
- 1 1/2 cups unsalted dry-roasted peanuts shopping list
- Topping shopping list
- 1 bag (11.5 oz) milk chocolate chips (2 cups) shopping list
How to make it
- Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom only of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. In large bowl, stir cookie base ingredients until soft dough forms. Press dough in bottom of pan. Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
- In large bowl, beat all filling ingredients except powdered sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy and smooth. Gradually beat in powdered sugar until well blended (filling will be thick). Press filling over cookie base. Refrigerate while preparing caramel layer.
- In 2-quart saucepan, heat caramels and 2 tablespoons water over low heat, stirring constantly, until caramels are melted. Stir in peanuts. Spread evenly over filling. Refrigerate about 15 minutes or until caramel layer is firm.
- In small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips uncovered on High 1 to 2 minutes, stirring once, until melted. Spread evenly over caramel layer. Refrigerate about 1 hour or until chocolate is set. For bars, cut into 9 rows by 4 rows. Store covered at room temperature.
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fantastic recipe thanks bunches high 5
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Oh goodness! I was going to bake something like this but I forgot to buy powdered sugar. I love the caramel addition! Yummy in the tummy!
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