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Chocolate Peanut Butter Caramel Bars

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Ingredients
  

Cookie Crust

  • ⅓ cup butter room temperature
  • ⅓ cup sugar
  • ½ tsp. vanilla
  • 1 cup flour
  • ¼ tsp.salt
  • 1 T. milk

Caramel

  • 7 oz Kraft caramel squares unwrapped
  • 2 T. milk
  • 2 T. sweetened condensed milk
  • 3 T. peanut butter
  • ½ cup coarsely chopped peanuts

Ganache

  • 5 ounces dark chocolate chips Ghiradelli
  • ½ cup heavy cream
  • 1 T. corn syrup
  • sea salt for garnish optional

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  • Line 8-by-8-inch pan with nonstick foil leaving an overhang for easy removal.
  • Beat butter and sugar.
  • Add vanilla and salt.
  • Add flour.
  • Add milk until a dough forms and press into the bottom of your lined pan.
  • Prick the bottom several times with a fork.
  • Bake 20 mins until browned and let cool.
  • Sprinkle peanuts on cooled crust.
  • Place the caramels in a pot with the 2 milks and stir on low until melted.
  • Add peanut butter.
  • Pour this over the peanuts on the crust and spread evenly.
  • Chill 30 mins.
  • Microwave the chocolate, cream and corn syrup gently until melted.
  • Whisk smooth and pour over chilled caramel layer.
  • Chill 30-60 before cutting into bars.
  • Sprinkle on sea salt if desired.