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Caramel-Peanut Butter Bars

Honorable Mention - Contest Recipe 2008! Do you love candy bars? Try this cookie bar, and you'll have 3 dozen delightful indulgences that are like candy bars.

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Prep Time 50 min
Total Time 4 hr 50 min
Servings 36

Ingredients

Cookie Base

1: pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker® sugar cookie mix

1/2: cup butter or margarine, softened

1: egg

15: miniature chocolate-covered peanut butter cup candies, 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: container (1 lb) Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy milk chocolate frosting

1/2: cup peanuts, chopped

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Directions

1 Heat 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.
2 Meanwhile, 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.
3 Spread 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.

EXPERT TIPS

Expert Tips

Skip the cooking spray, and instead line the pan with quick-release foil for easy cleanup and removal of bars from the pan.

Cut bars in half again to make bite-size squares for a dessert buffet.

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Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Bar

Calories: 260
Calories from Fat: 100),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 11g; 11%
(Saturated Fat 4g, 4% Trans Fat 1 1/2g 1 1/2% ),
Cholesterol: 15mg; 15%;
Sodium: 160mg; 160%;
Total Carbohydrate: 35g; 35%
(Dietary Fiber 0g 0% Sugars 25g 25% ),
Protein: 4g; 4%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 2%;
Vitamin C: 0%;
Calcium: 6%;
Iron: 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 Choices:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 12/22/2012 10:49:54 PM REPORT ABUSE Reach1987 said:

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Absolutely delicious! Can't wait to serve these after Christmas dinner. I overcooked the caramels and it's still amazing. These definitely deserve an honourable mention!!!

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Posted 12/6/2012 2:40:22 PM REPORT ABUSE junebug612 said:

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I make these every year for my co-workers for Christmas. They love them and call them "Snickers on crack." The only change I make is to use chocolate chip cookie mix instead of the sugar cookie mix.

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Posted 10/3/2012 7:07:59 PM REPORT ABUSE Cupidsmyth said:

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I had to make a few changes because I didn't have the peanut butter cups, so I used some milk chocolate chips and peanut butter extract in the cookie dough. I also left out the chopped peanuts, but I am thinking if you used chunky peanut butter instead of creamy, it would eliminate the need for chopped peanuts as well. Overall, I thought it was ok, but to me, it wasn't a WOW.

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