Chocolate and Caramel Peanut Cookie Bars

  • Prep 25 min
  • Total 2 hr 25 min
  • Servings 24

Ingredients

  • 1 pouch (17.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ Double Chocolate Chunk Cookie Mix
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 1 egg
  • 36 caramels (from 14-oz bag), unwrapped
  • 1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated)
  • 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1 1/2 cups peanuts

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 375°F (350°F for dark or nonstick pans).
  • 2
    In medium bowl, stir together cookie mix, oil, water and egg until soft dough forms. Press dough in bottom of ungreased 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish.
  • 3
    Bake 10 to 15 minutes or until crust is golden brown.
  • 4
    Meanwhile, in 2-quart saucepan, melt caramels with sweetened condensed milk over medium-low heat, stirring frequently to make sure bottom does not burn. Add peanut butter; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Stir in 1 cup of the peanuts.
  • 5
    Pour caramel mixture over baked crust. Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup peanuts evenly over top. Cool 2 hours. Cut into 6 rows by 4 rows.

  • Try using a different cookie mix. Oatmeal or sugar cookie mix would work well.
  • Drizzle cookie bars with melted milk or dark chocolate.

Nutrition Facts are not available for this recipe
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