With a buttery cookie base and pecan and pretzel bits throughout, these ooey-gooey dessert bars strike the perfect balance between sweet and salty, while being totally delicious.
Butter Pecan Pretzel Bars
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 2 hr 45 min
- Ingredients 6
- Servings 16
Ingredients
- 1 roll (16.5 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
- 3/4 cup chopped toasted pecans
- 1 bag (11 oz) caramels, unwrapped
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 cup broken tiny pretzel twists (about 40 twists)
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher (coarse) salt
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F.
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Step2In medium bowl, crumble cookie dough; stir or knead in 1/2 cup of the pecans until well mixed. Press evenly in ungreased 9-inch square pan.
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Step3Bake 18 to 22 minutes or until deep golden brown. Cool 30 minutes.
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Step4In medium microwavable bowl, microwave caramels and milk uncovered on High 2 to 3 minutes, stirring every 60 seconds, until melted and smooth. Pour evenly over bar. Sprinkle with pretzels and remaining 1/4 cup pecans, pressing slightly into caramel. Sprinkle with salt. Cool about 1 hour 30 minutes or until caramel is set. For bars, cut into 4 rows by 4 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.
Nutrition
250
Calories
11g
Total Fat
2g
Protein
35g
Total Carbohydrate
24g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Bar
- Calories
- 250
- Calories from Fat
- 100
- Total Fat
- 11g
- 17%
- Saturated Fat
- 3 1/2g
- 17%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 200mg
- 8%
- Potassium
- 70mg
- 2%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 35g
- 12%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 24g
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 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 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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