Knock You Naked Bars-jeat

By srumbel

Delicious Caramel Cookie Bars with an amazing layer of gooey caramel stuffed in better the layers with a hint of peanut butter. These cookie bars are EPIC and you'll never make them anyway again! There's a reason they are called Knock You Naked Bars!
from juleseatsandtreats.com

Ingredients

• Bars
• 2 1/4 c. all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 c. butter softened
• 3/4 c. sugar
• 3/4 c. packed brown sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 2 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips
• Caramel Sauce
• 5 oz evaporated milk
• 1 bag 14 oz caramels
• 1/2 c. peanut butter

Details

Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 50mins

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease a 9 x 13 in pan.

Combine flour, baking soda and salt in small bow. Beat butter, sugar, brown sugar and vanilla in a large mixing bowl until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually mix in flour mixture. Stir in chocolate chips.

Spread half of cookie dough into the prepared pan. Bake for 8-10 minutes. Remove from oven.

While the cookie dough is baking melt caramels and evaporated milk in a double boiler. Add peanut butter after caramels are melted. Melt thoroughly. Spread over baked cookie dough base.

With the remaining cookie dough, drop by spoonfuls ontop of the caramel mixture.

Bake for 15-20 minutes or until light golden brown.

Servings: 20 Bars
Calories: 439 kcal