caramel peanut butter bars

Hilo, HI
Updated on Dec 19, 2011

If Sanat likes choclate & peanut butter. He will love the number 18 cookie of the 25 days of Christmas. Wheres my glass of milk.

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Ingredients

  • COOKIE BASE:
  • 1 package sugar cookie mix
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1 - egg
  • 15 - miniature chocolate covered peanut butter cup candies, coarsely chopped
  • FILLING:
  • 36 - caramels, unwrapped
  • 1 can sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated)
  • 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1/2 cup peanuts
  • TOPPING:
  • 1 bottle rich & creamy milk chocolate frosting
  • 1/2 cup peanuts, chopped

How To Make caramel peanut butter bars

  • Step 1
    First pre heat oven to 350F. Then spray bottom & sides of 13x9 inch pan with cooking spray. Then in large bowl stir cookie mix, butter & egg until soft dough forms. Then stir in candies & press dough in bottom of the pan. Then bake 18 to 20 mins or until light golden brown.
  • Step 2
    Next in a 2 quart saucepan heat caramels & milk over medium heat & make sure to stir constantly until caramels are melted. Then stir in the peanut butter. Then heat to boiling. Then cook 2 mins, stirring frequently. Remove from heat & stir in 1/2 cup peanuts & spread over warm cookie base. Let cool completely for about 2 hours.
  • Step 3
    Then spread the frosting evenly over filling. Then sprinkle with the chopped peanuts. Refrigerate about 2 hours or until chilled. Then to make the bars cut 9 rows by 4 rows. Then store covered in refrigerator.

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