Crunch Caramel Reese's Cookie Bars

CRUNCHY CARAMEL REESES COOKIE BARS

Ingredients

1 (16.5 oz.) roll refrigerated sugar cookie dough

1 cup crushed pretzels

1 (12 oz.) bag mini Reeses Peanut Butter Cups, unwrapped

10 caramels, unwrapped

1 tablespoon milk

1/2 cup semi sweet chocolate chips

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray an 8×8 baking dish with non-stick cooking spray. Cut cookie dough roll in half and press half of dough evenly into bottom of prepared baking dish. Layer with crushed pretzels. Cut peanut butter cups in half and layer over pretzels. In a small bowl, melt caramels and milk in microwave for 1-2 minutes or until smooth. Pour caramel over peanut butter cups. Crumble remaining cookie dough evenly over top. Bake for 22-25 minutes or until golden brown and cooked through. Let cool completely. Melt chocolate chips in microwave until smooth and drizzle over top of bars.


Let's Dish
I love sweet and salty treats. Apparently my kids do too. My husband, not so much. But I think they'd be pretty good without the pretzels, if you're not into the sweet and salty combination. You might not need all of the mini peanut butter cups, but I thought it was best to allow for the handful that will inevitably get eaten during preparation. While I enjoy most baked goods warm from the oven, I definitely thought these were better after they'd cooled completely.


Adapted from Jenny at Picky Palate.