Cookies and Cream Caramel Layer Bars

(from castro15’s recipe box)

Categories: Desserts

Ingredients

  • 16 oz. package Pillsbury Big Deluxe Hershey's refrigerated Cookies 'n Creme cookies
  • 1/4 cup dark unsweetened baking cocoa
  • 11 oz. package caramel bits
  • 8 tbsp heavy whipping cream
  • 3/4 cup pecans, coarsely chopped
  • 8 tbsp butter
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 3 Hershey's Cookies 'n Creme candy bars, broken into pieces

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 350. Spray 8-inch square baking dish or pan with cooking spray.

  2. In a medium bowl, crumble cookie dough; stir or knead in cocoa until well mixed. Press evenly in bottom of baking dish. Bake 18 to 20 minute or until set. Cool 20 minutes.

  3. In a medium microwavable bowl, microwave caramel bits and 2 tbsp of the whipping cream uncovered 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds, until smooth. Carefully pour and spread caramel mixture evenly over cooled bar base. Sprinkle with pecans. Cool about 20 minutes or until caramel is set.

  4. In a medium microwavable bowl, microwave 6 tbsp of the butter uncovered 30 to 40 seconds or until melted. Beat in powdered sugar and remaining 6 tbsp whipping cream until smooth and creamy. Pour and spread evenly over pecans. Refrigerate about 1 hour or until set.

  5. In a small microwavable bowl, microwave candy bars and remaining 2 tbsp butter uncovered on medium 1 minute to 1 minute 30 seconds, stirring every 30 seconds until smooth. Spread evenly over bars. Refrigerate about 2 hours or until center is form. Cut into 8 rows by 4 rows.

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