Cheryl Scott
Shaker Heights, Ohio
Surprise! Refrigerated peanut butter cookies marry with shoestring potatoes and peanuts for a trendy sweet 'n salty taste sensation.
Sweet and Salty Crunch Bars
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 2 hr 0 min
- Ingredients 7
- Servings 20
Ingredients
- 1 roll (16.5 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Peanut Butter Cookie Dough
- 1 cup butterscotch chips
- 1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup peanut butter
- 1 1/4 cups shoestring potatoes (from 1 3/4-oz can)
- 1/4 cup lightly salted peanuts
- 1/2 cup coconut
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 9- or 8-inch square pan with cooking spray. Cut cookie dough in half crosswise. With floured fingers, press half of dough evenly in bottom of pan to form crust. (DO NOT EAT RAW COOKIE DOUGH AFTER PRESSING DOUGH IN PAN WITH FLOURED FINGERS.) Bake 6 to 12 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 10 minutes.
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Step2In medium microwavable bowl, place butterscotch chips, chocolate chips and peanut butter. Microwave on Medium 1 minute to 1 minute 30 seconds or until mixture is melted, stirring every 30 seconds until smooth. Add shoestring potatoes and peanuts; stir gently to coat.
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Step3Spoon and carefully spread mixture over crust. Crumble remaining half of dough over top. Sprinkle with coconut.
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Step4Bake 12 to 22 minutes or until set and golden brown. Cool 30 minutes. Refrigerate 30 minutes or until firm. For bars, cut into 5 rows by 4 rows.
Nutrition
210
Calories
12g
Total Fat
3g
Protein
23g
Total Carbohydrate
15g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Bar
- Calories
- 210
- Calories from Fat
- 110
- Total Fat
- 12g
- 18%
- Saturated Fat
- 5g
- 24%
- Trans Fat
- 1g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 140mg
- 6%
- Potassium
- 90mg
- 3%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 23g
- 8%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 15g
- Protein
- 3g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 2%
- 2%
Exchanges:
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 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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