Peanut Butter Caramel Cookie Bars
Description
Ingredients
1 package refrigerated cookie dough (I used chocolate chip, but the original recipe called for sugar cookie dough) If you can't find this in your country, just use a regular cookie dough recipe from scratch.
1/2 cup butter
1 can (14oz) sweetened condensed milk
1 cup white granulated sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 3/4 cups graham wafer cookie crumbs (if you can't find these, use any mild not-too sweet plain cookie or biscuit)
11 oz of chocolate chips (about 2 cups)
1/2 cup peanut butter
Additional chopped peanuts for topping if desired.
Grease 9x13" pan with cooking spray and spread the cookie dough in the bottom of it.
Bake at 350F for 15-25 minutes. This time will vary depending on your cookie dough, bake until set or golden brown.
Remove from oven and cool on a rack for 15-20 minutes.
In a heavy saucepan melt the butter over medium heat, stir in sweetened condensed milk, brown sugar, white sugar. Add graham cracker crumbs, mix well and bring to a boil, stirring constantly (This will burn very quickly, if you notice it is starting to stick to the bottom and you are scraping up brown bits, turn down the heat and don't stop stirring)
Once you see bubbles starting to come up through the mixture (boil) turn the heat down to low and cook 5 minutes.
Pour the sugar/milk mixture over top of the cookie layer and spread out evenly.
Melt the chocolate chips in a container in the microwave (1 minute approx. stirring halfway). Once the chocolate is melted add the peanut butter and stir together.
Spread the chocolate/peanut butter mixture on top of the caramel layer.
Place in the refrigerator until the chocolate layer is set.
Cut into bars (6 rows by 6 rows)
Store the bars covered in the refrigerator.
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