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Peanut Butter Cookie Candy Bars

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By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated May 5, 2008
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Prize-Winning Recipe 2008! Love crunchy caramel-peanut butter candy bars? Try these indulgent cookies to satisfy cravings.

Peanut Butter Cookie Candy Bars

  • Prep Time 45 min
  • Total 2 hr 30 min
  • Servings 36
  • Ingredients 15
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Ingredients

Cookie Base

Filling

  • 1/3 cup light corn syrup
  • 3 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
  • 3 tablespoons peanut butter
  • 1 tablespoon plus 1 1/2 teaspoons water
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla
  • Dash salt
  • 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar

Caramel Layer

  • 1 bag (14 oz) caramels, unwrapped
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 1 1/2 cups unsalted dry-roasted peanuts

Topping

  • 1 bag (11.5 oz) milk chocolate chips (2 cups)

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    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.
  • Step 
    2
    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.
  • Step 
    3
    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.
  • Step 
    4
    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.

Nutrition

280 Calories
12g Total Fat
4g Protein
39g Total Carbohydrate
29g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Bar
Calories
280
Calories from Fat
100
Total Fat
12g
18%
Saturated Fat
3 1/2g
17%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
10mg
4%
Sodium
125mg
5%
Potassium
120mg
3%
Total Carbohydrate
39g
13%
Dietary Fiber
1g
4%
Sugars
29g
Protein
4g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
4%
4%
Iron
4%
4%
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 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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