Reese's™ Peanut Butter Layer Bars

Prep 15 min
Total 1 hr 55 min
Servings 24

These gooey bars, made with Betty Crocker™ double chocolate chunk cookie mix, are our new favorite way to indulge whenever a peanut butter-chocolate craving strikes.

By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Updated September 20, 2016

Make with

Betty Crocker Cookie Mix

Ingredients

1

pouch (17.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ double chocolate chunk cookie mix
Oil, water and egg called for on cookie mix pouch
3/4

cup (from 14-oz can) sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated)
1/3

cup creamy peanut butter
1

cup (from 8-oz package) Reese's minis peanut butter cups, coarsely chopped
1

cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2

cup Reese's peanut butter chips
1/2

cup cocktail peanuts, chopped

Steps

1

Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray.
2

In large bowl, mix cookie mix, oil, water and egg with spoon until soft dough forms. Press dough in bottom of pan. Bake 15 minutes.
3

In small bowl, mix condensed milk and peanut butter. Pour evenly over baked crust, carefully spreading to edges. Sprinkle chopped peanut butter cups, chocolate chips, peanut butter chips and peanuts evenly over top. Bake 18 to 22 minutes or until bubbling along edges. Cool completely on cooling rack, about 1 hour. Cut into 6 rows by 4 rows.

Try dark chocolate chips in place of semisweet chips for the ultimate decadence.
The secret for cutting bars easily is to line the pan with heavy-duty or nonstick foil. When it is time to cut the bars, just lift the baked bar with the foil out of the pan, and cut. This also makes cleanup extra easy.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Bar

Calories: 260
Calories from Fat: 120

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 13g; 20%
Saturated Fat 4 1/2g 24% Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol: 10mg; 4%
Sodium: 150mg; 6%
Potassium: 180mg; 5%
Total Carbohydrate: 31g; 10%
Dietary Fiber 1g 5% Sugars 13g
Protein: 4g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 0%; 0%
Vitamin C: 0%; 0%
Calcium: 4%; 4%
Iron: 6%; 6%

Exchanges:

1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 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;