Candy-Topped Creamy Peanut Butter Bars

  • Prep 30 min
  • Total 2 hr 20 min
  • Ingredients 9
  • Servings 36

Ingredients

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 350°F. In ungreased 13x9-inch pan, break up cookie dough. With floured fingers, press dough evenly in bottom of pan to form crust. (DO NOT EAT RAW COOKIE DOUGH AFTER PRESSING DOUGH IN PAN WITH FLOURED FINGERS.) Bake 12 to 16 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
  • 2
    In medium bowl, beat 1/2 cup of the butter, the peanut butter, powdered sugar and milk until smooth. Stir in peanuts. Spread mixture over cooled crust.
  • 3
    In 1-quart saucepan, cook chocolate chips and remaining 1/4 cup butter over low heat, stirring frequently, until melted and smooth. Remove from heat. Cool 10 minutes.
  • 4
    Stir whipping cream into chocolate mixture until well blended. Spread over peanut butter mixture. Immediately sprinkle baking bits over chocolate. Refrigerate until chocolate is set, about 1 hour. For bars, cut into 6 rows by 6 rows. Store bars in refrigerator.

  • You can choose to use a mixer to beat the peanut butter mixture, or a spoon will work, too.
  • Make this even speedier--use crunchy peanut butter and omit the peanuts.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Bar
Calories
210
Calories from Fat
110
Total Fat
13g
19%
Saturated Fat
5g
27%
Trans Fat
1/2g
Cholesterol
15mg
5%
Sodium
100mg
4%
Potassium
80mg
2%
Total Carbohydrate
21g
7%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
16g
Protein
3g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
2%
2%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
2%
2%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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