CHIPS AHOY! Chewy Caramel-Pretzel Bars
These chewy and chocolatey bars combine sweet chocolate chip cookies, creamy caramels and salty pretzels into a dessert bar that everyone will pick.
Prep time20 min
Total time38min
ServingsMakes 32 servings.
Ingredients
- 36 CHIPS AHOY! Cookies, divided
- 1 pkg. (11 oz.) caramels
- 2 Tbsp. butter
- 1 Tbsp. milk
- ⅔ cup EACH semi-sweet chocolate chips and white chocolate chips
- ¾ cup coarsely broken pretzel twists
Preparation
- Heat oven to 350°F.
- Line 15x10x1-inch pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides of pan; spray with cooking spray. Chop 4 cookies; place in small bowl. Set aside.
- Place remaining cookies in single layer on bottom of prepared pan, cutting or breaking cookies if necessary to evenly cover bottom of pan. Chop any unused cookie pieces; add to chopped cookies in bowl. Reserve for later use.
- Cook caramels, butter and milk in saucepan on medium-low heat until caramels are completely melted, stirring frequently. Remove from heat.
- Pour caramel sauce over cookies in prepared pan; spread to evenly cover all cookie pieces.
- Bake 16 to 18 min. or until caramel sauce is bubbly.
- Top dessert with chocolate chips; let stand 2 to 3 min. or until melted. Use tip of knife to gently swirl melted chocolate onto caramel topping.
- Sprinkle with broken pretzels and reserved cookie pieces; press gently into top of dessert with back of spoon to secure. Cool 10 min. Use foil handles to transfer dessert from pan to wire rack; cool completely before cutting into bars.
Recipe Tips
- Use Your Microwave
To instead prepare the caramel sauce in the microwave, microwave caramels, butter and milk in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2-1/2 to 3-1/2 min. or until caramels are completely melted and sauce is well blended, stirring every minute. Use as directed.
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Nutrition InformationNutrition Per Serving | |
|---|---|
| Calories | 160 |
| % Daily Value* | |
| Total fat 7g | |
| Saturated fat 3.5g | |
| Trans fat 0g | |
| Cholesterol <5mg | |
| Sodium 130mg | |
| Carbohydrate 23g | |
| Dietary fiber <1g | |
| Total sugars 16g | |
| Added sugars 13g | |
| Protein 2g | |
| Vitamin A | 0 %DV |
| Vitamin C | 0 %DV |
| Calcium | 2 %DV |
| Iron | 2 %DV |
| Potassium | 2 %DV |
| Vitamin D | 0 %DV |
