Inspired by our fan-favorite 5-ingredient Monster Cookies, these quick and easy bars are a treat that everyone can get behind. Top it all off with an irresistible chocolate drizzle that will take this recipe from "that's good!" to "can we have seconds?"
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5-Ingredient Monster Cookie Bars
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 4 hr 10 min
- Ingredients 5
- Servings 16
Ingredients
- 1 roll (16.5 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Peanut Butter Cookie Dough
- 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 3/4 cup M&M’s™ milk chocolate candies
- 1/2 cup old-fashioned oats
- 1/4 cup chopped cocktail peanuts
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Line 9-inch square pan with foil, allowing some to hang over sides of pan.
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Step2In large bowl, break cookie dough into small chunks. Stir in 1/2 cup of the chocolate chips and the remaining ingredients until well mixed. Press mixture in pan.
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Step3Bake 19 to 24 minutes or until top is golden brown and toothpick inserted 2 inches from side of pan comes out almost clean. Cool 30 minutes.
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Step4In small microwavable bowl, microwave remaining 1/4 cup chocolate chips uncovered on High 30 to 60 seconds, stirring until melted. Transfer melted chocolate to small resealable food-storage plastic bag; cut small corner off one end of bag, and drizzle on top of bars. Cool completely, about 3 hours, or until chocolate is set. Remove bars from pan; cut into 4 rows by 4 rows.
Nutrition
240 Calories
11g Total Fat
3g Protein
31g Total Carbohydrate
20g Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Bar
- Calories
- 240
- Calories from Fat
- 100
- Total Fat
- 11g
- 17%
- Saturated Fat
- 4 1/2g
- 23%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 150mg
- 6%
- Potassium
- 80mg
- 2%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 31g
- 10%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 5%
- Sugars
- 20g
- Protein
- 3g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 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 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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