Chocolate Chip Popcorn Bars

Name: Chocolate Chip Popcorn Bars
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 2 h 10 min
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: 36 bars
Ingredients: 1 (18 ounce) roll refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough; 4 Nature Valley Oats and Honey crunchy granola bars, crushed* (2 pouches from 8.9-oz. box); 3 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows; 2/3 cup light corn syrup; 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine; 1 (10 ounce) bag peanut butter chips; 1 (3 1/2 ounce) bag pop secret butter-flavor microwave popcorn, popped; 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Submitted by looneytunesfan

"These tempting bars are like a cookie bar and a popcorn ball all rolled into one."

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Ready In:: 2hrs 30mins
Ingredients:: 8
Yields:: 36 bars

ingredients

Crust
1 (18 ounce) roll refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough
4 Nature Valley Oats and Honey crunchy granola bars, crushed* (2 pouches from 8.9-oz. box)
Topping
3 ¹⁄₂ cups miniature marshmallows
²⁄₃ cup light corn syrup
¹⁄₄ cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
1 (10 ounce) bag peanut butter chips
1 (3 1/2 ounce) bag pop secret butter-flavor microwave popcorn, popped
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

directions

Heat oven to 350°F In large bowl, break up cookie dough. Stir in crushed granola bars. Press mixture in bottom of ungreased 13x9-inch pan. Bake at 350°F for 10 to 15 minutes or until puffed and edges are golden brown.
Remove from oven. Immediately sprinkle with marshmallows. Return to oven; bake an additional 1 to 2 minutes or until marshmallows begin to puff.
Remove from oven; place on wire rack. In 3-quart saucepan, heat corn syrup, butter and peanut butter chips over medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring frequently, until chips are melted and mixture is smooth. Stir in popcorn (mixture will be thick). Spoon mixture over marshmallows; spread evenly to just barely cover marshmallows. Cool 30 minutes.
In small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips on High for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes or until melted, stirring once halfway through microwaving. Pour melted chocolate into quart-size resealable food-storage plastic bag. Cut off tiny bottom corner of bag; drizzle chocolate over bars. Refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving. Cut into bars.

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Reviews

You beat me to the punch in posting this recipe. So I wanted to at least review it for you. These tempting bars are like a cookie bar and a popcorn ball all rolled into one. Great for class parties... Kids love them anytime of the year! Great recipe, Thanks ~V

Vseward Chef-V
Made these over the weekend for an informal dinner party and they were a hit!!

Peppermint Shannon