Salted Peanut Marshmallow Bars

By mrshermes2002

Ingredients

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

Details

Servings 16
Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 165mins
Adapted from bettycrocker.com

Preparation

Step 1

1
Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom of 8-inch square pan with cooking spray.

2
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.

3
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.

4
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.

5
Bake 18 to 22 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely, about 2 hours. For bars, cut into 4 rows by 4 rows.