SALTED PEANUT MARSHMALLOW BARS

Salted Peanut Marshmallow Bars image

Peanut butter lovers, this one's for you! Peanut butter cookie dough forms the base for these bars, stacked with marshmallows, peanuts and caramel.

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories Dessert

Time 2h45m

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ peanut butter cookie mix
2 tablespoons Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
1/3 cup butter, softened
1 egg
20 caramels, unwrapped (From 11-oz bag)
2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
1 cup cocktail peanuts
1/2 cup marshmallow creme

Steps:

Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom of 8-inch square pan with cooking spray.
In large bowl, mix cookie mix, flour, softened butter and egg until soft dough forms. Press two-thirds of dough in bottom of pan; bake 10 minutes. Remove from oven.
Meanwhile, in small microwavable bowl, microwave caramels and whipping cream uncovered on High 1 1/2 minutes, stirring after 1 minute, until caramels are melted. Stir until smooth.
Sprinkle partially baked cookie base with peanuts. Drizzle caramel mixture over peanuts. Drop teaspoonfuls of marshmallow creme randomly over caramel. Crumble remaining cookie dough over marshmallow creme.
Bake 18 to 22 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely, about 2 hours. For bars, cut into 4 rows by 4 rows.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 300, Carbohydrate 37 g, Cholesterol 25 mg, Fat 2 1/2, Fiber 1 g, Protein 6 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, ServingSize 1 Bar, Sodium 240 mg, Sugar 24 g, TransFat 0 g