Peanut Butter Cookie Candy Bars (Cookie Mix)
- Ready In:
- 1hr 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Yields:
-
36 bars
ingredients
-
Cookie Base
- 1 (17 1/2 ounce) package betty crocker peanut butter cookie mix (1 lb 1.5 oz)
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 egg
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Filling
- 1⁄3 cup light corn syrup
- 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine, softened
- 3 tablespoons peanut butter
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons water
- 1 1⁄4 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 dash salt
- 3 1⁄2 cups powdered sugar
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Caramel Layer
- 1 (14 ounce) bag caramels, unwrapped
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 1⁄2 cups dry-roasted unsalted peanuts
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Topping
- 1 (11 1/2 ounce) bag milk chocolate chips (2 cups)
directions
- 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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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
dojemi
United States