BACON, BEER AND POTATO CHIP COOKIE BARS

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These Bacon, Beer and Potato Chip Cookie Bars are one crazy pan of bars, full of sweet and salty flair and all your favorite munchie-food guilty pleasures! They are perfect for Father's Day, aren't they?! I mean what dad wouldn't love to have a few of his favorite foods baked into a chocolate chip cookie? Mine would! I actually wanted to call this recipe "Man Bars." When I told the Bubba that they were man bars, he said the only thing they were missing was motor oil. Yuck!!!

Provided by Raven Higheagle @ravenhigheagle

Categories     Cakes

Number Of Ingredients 22

COOKIE
3/4 cup(s) unsalted butter, room temperature
3/4 cup(s) dark brown sugar
1/4 cup(s) sugar
1 large egg
2 teaspoon(s) pure vanilla extract
2 cup(s) all purpose flour
1 teaspoon(s) baking soda
3/4 cup(s) chocolate chunks or chips
2 slice(s) bacon, chopped
2 tablespoon(s) beer (i used yuengling)
TOPPING
8 1/2 ounce(s) kraft caramels (about 27 caramels)
1/4 cup(s) beer
3/4 cup(s) potato chips, broken into pieces
1/4 cup(s) pretzels, broken into pieces
2 slice(s) bacon, chopped
1/2 cup(s) peanut butter chips
1/2 cup(s) chocolate chips
CHOCOLATE DRIZZLE
1/4 cup(s) chocolate chips
2 teaspoon(s) milk

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9x9 pan with parchment paper or aluminum foil that sticks up above the edges
  • Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, about 3-4 minutes.
  • Mix in egg and vanilla extract.
  • With the mixer on low speed, add flour and baking soda.
  • Stir in chocolate chips, bacon and beer. Dough will be thick.
  • Press cookie dough evenly into the bottom of the pan.
  • Bake for 22-25 minutes or until the edges are slightly golden.
  • Remove from oven and allow to cool in the pan.
  • While bars are cooling, melt caramels and beer together in a pan over medium heat.
  • Allow caramel to cook on low for about 5-10 minutes.
  • Pour caramel mixture over cookie bars and spread evenly.
  • Pour potato chips, pretzels, bacon, peanut butter chips and chocolate chips evenly over caramel before it cools and hardens.
  • Microwave chocolate chips for chocolate drizzle and milk in a small bowl in the microwave until the milk begins to boil.
  • Whisk chocolate until smooth.
  • Allow chocolate mixture to cool for about 2 minutes, then drizzle over top of bars.
  • Once bars are cool, use parchment paper or foil to lift them out of the pan and cut into squares.

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