Candy Bar- Cookie Bars

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These delicious little treats have an oatmeal-peanut butter cookie layer that is topped with a layer of melted chocolate & peanut butter... and chips and peanuts on top too.

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Ingredients

  • ~For the COOKIE LAYER:
  • 1 cup (packed) brown sugar
  • 2/3 cup butter
  • 1/4 cup corn syrup
  • 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 1/2 cups quick-cooking rolled oats
  • ~For the CANDY BAR LAYER:
  • 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips (12 ounces)
  • 1 cup peanut butter chips
  • 2/3 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1/2 cup chopped peanuts
  • ~For the TOPPING:
  • 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter chips
  • 1/3 cup chopped peanuts

Preparation

Step 1

* Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line 13x9-inch pan with foil; spray foil with nonstick spray.

* In a medium saucepan, stir brown sugar, butter and corn syrup over medium heat until combined. Remove from heat and stir in peanut butter and vanilla; stir until smooth.

* Place oats in a very large bowl. Pour brown sugar mixture over oats; stir to combine. Press oat mixture onto the bottom of prepared pan.

* Bake 10 to 12 minutes, until golden. Don’t over-bake (you don’t want it to brown) or it will be on the crunchy side. Let the cookie layer cool for about 15 minutes on a wire rack.

* In the same saucepan, stir chips and peanut butter over low heat until melted and smooth.

* Sprinkle 1/2 cup of chopped peanuts over the baked cookie layer. Pour chocolate over the peanuts; spread to make an even layer.

* Sprinkle chocolate and peanut butter chips and peanuts over the top; press lightly into the chocolate layer.

* Refrigerate until firm; cut into squares.

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