Salty Sweet Peanutty Treat

Name: Salty Sweet Peanutty Treat
Prep time: 3 h 20 min
Cook time: 3 h 20 min
Total time: 3 h 20 min
Yield: 32
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps butter or margarine; 24 caramels, unwrapped; 1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker® chocolate chip cookie mix; 355 milliliters dry-roasted salted peanuts, chopped; 1 egg; 473 milliliters 60 small pretzel twists; 237 milliliters semisweet chocolate chips; 397 grams can sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated)

This recipe serves 32. One serving contains 207 calories, 5g of protein, and 9g of fat. Head to the store and pick up butter, semisweet chocolate chips, chocolate chip cookie mix, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 3 hours and 20 minutes.

Instructions

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

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In large bowl, stir cookie base ingredients until soft dough forms.

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Dough

Base

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Spread dough in bottom of pan.

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Spread

Dough

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Bake 10 minutes.

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Meanwhile, in 2-quart saucepan, heat filling ingredients over medium-low heat 5 to 10 minutes, stirring constantly, until caramels are melted.

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Caramel Candy

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Remove from heat.

As soon as pan is removed from oven, press pretzels firmly into partially baked base, slightly overlapping pretzels.

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Base

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Sprinkle chopped peanuts evenly over pretzels.

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Pour caramel filling over top; spread evenly.

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Bake 20 minutes longer until caramel filling bubbles. Cool completely, about 2 hours.

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Caramel

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In small microwaveable bowl, microwave chocolate chips uncovered on High 1 to 2 minutes or until melted. Dip fork into melted chocolate; drizzle chocolate over bars. Refrigerate 30 minutes or until chocolate is set. For bars, cut into 8 rows by 4 rows. Store covered at room temperature.

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