My Five Candy Bar Cookies

These candy bar cookies contain 'my five,' which are cookie, pretzel, caramel, peanuts, and chocolate. Lots of steps, but none of them are hard. I wouldn't plan on whipping these out in 1:30 hours, but I find I can do one step at a time while doing something else, like making dinner and they are done by the end of the night. Works best if you can let it cool slightly between layers.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 38 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 8 mins
• Calories: 314 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 (14 ounce) package individually wrapped caramels, unwrapped
• cooking spray
• 1 (12 ounce) bag chocolate chips
• 1 cup crushed pretzels
• 2 (16.5 ounce) rolls refrigerated peanut butter cookie dough
• 1 cup peanut butter, divided
• 1 cup chopped salted peanuts, divided

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.

Step 3

Mix 1 tube of cookie dough, 1/3 cup peanut butter, and pretzels together in a bowl. Press into an even layer in the prepared baking dish.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until just golden and set, 12 to 15 minutes. Allow to cool slightly.

Step 5

Mix remaining tube of cookie dough, remaining peanut butter, and 1/3 cup peanuts together in a bowl. Press in an even layer onto a piece of parchment paper the size of your baking dish. Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.

Step 6

Combine condensed milk and caramels in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring frequently until smooth, about 5 minutes. Pour over the cookie dough crust in the baking dish and spread in an even layer. Top with the refrigerated cookie dough mixture and peel off the parchment paper.

Step 7

Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes. Allow to cool slightly.

Step 8

Pour chocolate chips into a microwave-safe bowl; heat in the microwave until smooth, about 1 minute. Stir in remaining 2/3 cup peanuts and spread over cookie bars. Refrigerate until set, at least 20 minutes.