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Caramel-Peanut Butter Bars

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  • Prep 50 min
  • Total 4 hr 50 min
  • Servings 36
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This one is for all the candy bar lovers out there. Now you can skip the wrappers and make your own.
Created May 23, 2018
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Ingredients

  • 1 pouch Betty Crocker™ sugar cookie mix
  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1 egg
  • 15 Reese's™ peanut butter cups miniatures, coarsely chopped
  • 36 caramels, unwrapped
  • 1 can (300 mL) sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated)
  • 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1/2 cup peanuts
  • 1 container Betty Crocker™ Creamy Deluxe™ milk chocolate frosting
  • 1/2 cup peanuts, chopped

Steps

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    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. In large bowl, stir cookie mix, butter and egg until soft dough forms. Stir in candies. Press dough in bottom of pan. Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until light golden brown.
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    2
    Meanwhile, in 2-quart saucepan, heat caramels and milk over medium heat, stirring constantly, until caramels are melted. Stir in peanut butter. Heat to boiling. Cook 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove from heat; stir in 1/2 cup peanuts. Spread over warm cookie base. Cool completely, about 2 hours.
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    3
    Spread frosting evenly over filling. Sprinkle with chopped peanuts. Refrigerate about 2 hours or until chilled. For bars, cut 9 rows by 4 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.

Expert Tips

  • Tip 1
    Special Touch Cut bars in half again to make bite-size squares for a dessert buffet.
  • Tip 2
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Nutrition Information

143.3 Calories, 8.5g Total Fat, 2.5g Protein, 15.1g Total Carbs, 12.9g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 36
Calories
143.3
Total Fat
8.5g
Saturated Fat
3.7g
Trans Fat
1.5g
Cholesterol
15.7mg
Sodium
54mg
Total Carbs
15.1g
Dietary Fiber
0.4g
Sugars
12.9g
Protein
2.5g
% Daily Value*:
Exchanges:
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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