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Kathleen Kildsig
Kiel, Wisconsin
With a crust made from refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough, these bars are layered with peanuts, cereal, milk chocolate and caramel to indulge any sweet tooth.
Chocolate-Caramel Layer Bars
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 1 hr 20 min
- Ingredients 5
- Servings 36
Ingredients
- 1 roll (16.5 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
- 1 bag (11.5 oz) milk chocolate chips (2 cups)
- 1 container (18 oz) caramel apple dip (1 1/2 cups)
- 3 cups Rice Chex™ cereal
- 1 cup chopped peanuts
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. In ungreased 13x9-inch pan, break up cookie dough. With floured fingers, press dough evenly in bottom of pan to form crust. (DO NOT EAT RAW COOKIE DOUGH AFTER PRESSING DOUGH IN PAN WITH FLOURED FINGERS.)
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Step2Bake 15 to 18 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 15 minutes.
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Step3Meanwhile, in 4-quart saucepan, cook 1 cup of the chips and 1 cup of the dip over medium heat, stirring constantly, until melted and smooth. Remove from heat. Stir in cereal and peanuts.
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Step4Spread cereal mixture over cooled crust. In 1-quart saucepan, heat remaining chips and dip over medium heat, stirring constantly, until melted and smooth. Spread over cereal mixture. Refrigerate until chocolate mixture is set, about 30 minutes. For bars, cut into 6 rows by 6 rows. Store tightly covered.
Nutrition
180
Calories
7g
Total Fat
3g
Protein
25g
Total Carbohydrate
17g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Bar
- Calories
- 180
- Calories from Fat
- 60
- Total Fat
- 7g
- 11%
- Saturated Fat
- 2 1/2g
- 12%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 130mg
- 5%
- Potassium
- 80mg
- 2%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 25g
- 8%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 17g
- Protein
- 3g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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