Chewy Chocolate-Peanut Butter Bars

Who can resist a chocolate-peanut butter combo? Here's one in an easy and fabulous cookie bar from the Bake-Off® Contest. MORE+ LESS-

Bake-Off® Contest 39, 2000

Greenbelt, Maryland

roll (16.5 oz) Pillsbury™ refrigerated sugar cookies

can (14 oz) Eagle Brand® sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated)

cup JIF® Extra Crunchy Peanut Butter

teaspoon vanilla

egg yolks

bag (12 oz) Hershey's® semi-sweet baking chips (2 cups)

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Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch pan with CRISCO® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray. Cut cookie dough in half crosswise. Cut each section in half lengthwise. Press dough evenly in bottom of pan to form crust.
2

Bake 10 minutes. Meanwhile, in medium bowl, mix condensed milk, peanut butter, vanilla and egg yolks until smooth. Spoon milk mixture evenly over partially baked crust; carefully spread.
3

Bake 20 to 25 minutes longer or until set. Sprinkle with baking chips; let stand 3 minutes to soften. Spread evenly over top. Cool completely, about 1 hour 30 minutes. Refrigerate until set, about 30 minutes. For bars, cut into 6 rows by 6 rows.

Nutrition Information

1/2 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;

1 1/2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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