Peanut Butter Monster Cookie Dream Bars

A dessert of dreams, these monster cookie bars layer milk chocolate candy and oatmeal crumble around a peanut butter-condensed milk filling.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 32 mins
• Total Time: 42 mins
• Calories: 408 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• ¾ teaspoon salt
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 cup melted butter
• ⅓ cup peanut butter
• 2 cups oatmeal
• 1 cup candy-coated milk chocolate pieces (such as M&M's®)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Step 2

Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 20 minutes.

Step 3

Stir oatmeal, flour, butter, brown sugar, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl. Reserve 1 1/2 cups of crumb mixture. Spread remaining mixture into a 9x13-inch baking pan.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until crust is lightly browned, about 12 minutes. Remove crust; leave oven on.

Step 5

Mix sweetened condensed milk and peanut butter together in a bowl. Spread over the baked crust. Sprinkle the reserved crumb mixture and milk chocolate pieces on top.