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Salted Peanut Marshmallow Bars

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Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Sep 20, 2016
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Peanut butter lovers, this one’s for you! Peanut butter cookie dough forms the base for these bars, stacked with marshmallows, peanuts and caramel.

Salted Peanut Marshmallow Bars

  • Prep Time 20 min
  • Total 2 hr 45 min
  • Servings 16
  • Ingredients 8
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Ingredients

  • 1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ peanut butter cookie mix
  • 2 tablespoons Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup butter, softened
  • 1 egg
  • 20 caramels, unwrapped (From 11-oz bag)
  • 2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
  • 1 cup cocktail peanuts
  • 1/2 cup marshmallow creme
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom of 8-inch square pan with cooking spray.
  • Step 
    2
    In large bowl, mix cookie mix, flour, softened butter and egg until soft dough forms. Press two-thirds of dough in bottom of pan; bake 10 minutes. Remove from oven.
  • Step 
    3
    Meanwhile, in small microwavable bowl, microwave caramels and whipping cream uncovered on High 1 1/2 minutes, stirring after 1 minute, until caramels are melted. Stir until smooth.
  • Step 
    4
    Sprinkle partially baked cookie base with peanuts. Drizzle caramel mixture over peanuts. Drop teaspoonfuls of marshmallow creme randomly over caramel. Crumble remaining cookie dough over marshmallow creme.
  • Step 
    5
    Bake 18 to 22 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely, about 2 hours. For bars, cut into 4 rows by 4 rows.

Nutrition

300 Calories
14g Total Fat
6g Protein
37g Total Carbohydrate
24g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Bar
Calories
300
Calories from Fat
130
Total Fat
14g
22%
Saturated Fat
5g
26%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
25mg
8%
Sodium
240mg
10%
Potassium
125mg
4%
Total Carbohydrate
37g
12%
Dietary Fiber
1g
6%
Sugars
24g
Protein
6g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
4%
4%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
2%
2%
Iron
4%
4%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 1/2 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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