This one is for all the candy bar lovers out there. Now you can skip the wrappers and make your own.
Caramel-Peanut Butter Bars
- Prep Time 50 min
- Total 4 hr 50 min
- Servings 36
- Ingredients 10
Ingredients
Cookie Base
- 1 pouch (17.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ Sugar Cookie Mix
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1 egg
- 15 Reese's peanut butter cups miniatures, coarsely chopped
Filling
- 36 caramels (from 14-oz bag), unwrapped
- 1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated)
- 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/2 cup peanuts
Topping
- 1 tub (16 oz) Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy Chocolate Frosting
- 1/2 cup peanuts, chopped
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. In large bowl, stir cookie mix, butter and egg until soft dough forms. Stir in candies. Press dough in bottom of pan. Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until light golden brown.
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Step2Meanwhile, in 2-quart saucepan, heat caramels and milk over medium heat, stirring constantly, until caramels are melted. Stir in peanut butter. Heat to boiling. Cook 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove from heat; stir in 1/2 cup peanuts. Spread over warm cookie base. Cool completely, about 2 hours.
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Step3Spread frosting evenly over filling. Sprinkle with chopped peanuts. Refrigerate about 2 hours or until chilled. For bars, cut 9 rows by 4 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.
Nutrition
260
Calories
11g
Total Fat
4g
Protein
35g
Total Carbohydrate
25g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Bar
- Calories
- 260
- Calories from Fat
- 100
- Total Fat
- 11g
- 17%
- Saturated Fat
- 4g
- 21%
- Trans Fat
- 1 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 15mg
- 6%
- Sodium
- 160mg
- 7%
- Potassium
- 140mg
- 4%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 35g
- 12%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 25g
- Protein
- 4g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 2%
- 2%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 6%
- 6%
- Iron
- 2%
- 2%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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