Butterscotch-Pretzel Bars

Name: Butterscotch-Pretzel Bars
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 3 h 35 min
Yield: 12 serving(s)
Ingredients: Cooking spray; 3 5.3-ounce boxes shortbread cookies (such as Walkers); 1 stick salted butter, melted; 1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk; 2 c. broken mini pretzel twists; 1 c. salted roasted peanuts; 1/2 c. butterscotch chips; 1/2 c. milk chocolate chips

These cookie bars couldn’t be easier: Just layer the ingredients in a pan and bake!

By Ree DrummondPublished: May 25, 2021

3 Ratings

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Ralph Smith

Yields:

12 serving(s)

Prep Time:

10 mins

Total Time:

3 hrs 35 mins

These bars are so easy, you'll swear that they magically appeared in your kitchen!

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Ingredients

Cooking spray
3 5.3-ounce boxes shortbread cookies (such as Walkers)
1 stick salted butter, melted
1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
2 cups broken mini pretzel twists
1 cup salted roasted peanuts
1/2 cup butterscotch chips
1/2 cup milk chocolate chips

Directions

1. Step 1Preheat the oven to 375˚. Line a 9-inch square baking pan with parchment paper, leaving a 2-inch overhang on all sides. Coat the parchment with cooking spray.
2. Step 2Pulse the cookies in a food processor until finely ground. Drizzle in the melted butter and pulse until the crumbs are completely coated. Press the crumb mixture evenly into the bottom of the prepared pan. Pour the sweetened condensed milk over the top and gently spread it to the edges with the back of a spoon.
3. Step 3Add the broken mini pretzel twists, salted roasted peanuts, butterscotch chips and milk chocolate chips, pressing them down gently with your hands. Bake until the bars are golden brown around the edges and beginning to pull away from the pan, 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool in the pan on a rack for at least 3 hours. Use the parchment overhang to lift the bars out of the pan. Slice with a serrated knife.