Knock You Naked Bars
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4.9
Knock You Naked Bars
Description
Knock You Naked Bars start with a classic cookie dough prepared from a mixture of flour, baking soda, salt, softened butter, sugars, and vanilla, into which semi-sweet chocolate chips are folded. The dough is split, with half spread thin in a pan and baked briefly to form a sturdy cookie base. Meanwhile, a caramel sauce is prepared by melting caramels with evaporated milk, then mixing in peanut butter for richness.
The warm caramel is spread over the partially baked cookie base, then spoonfuls of the remaining cookie dough are dotted on top. Baking continues until the top dough is light golden and fully set, resulting in a layered bar combining chewy cookie and creamy caramel-peanut butter flavors.
This dessert is suited for sharing and makes a rich treat for gatherings or anytime sweetness is desired. The caramel sauce adds gooey complexity, while the chocolate chips provide bursts of chocolate flavor in every bite. Baking in stages ensures the bars hold together without the caramel oozing out excessively.
Ingredients
Bars
- 2 1/4 c. all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 c. butter softened
- 3/4 c. sugar
- 3/4 c. brown sugar packed
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 egg
- 2 c. chocolate chips semi-sweet
Caramel Sauce
- 5 oz evaporated milk
- 1 bag 14 oz caramels
- 1/2 c. peanut butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease a 9 x 13 in pan.
- Combine flour, baking soda and salt in small bow. Beat butter, sugar, brown sugar and vanilla in a large mixing bowl until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually mix in flour mixture. Stir in chocolate chips.
- Spread half of cookie dough into the prepared pan. Bake for 8-10 minutes. Remove from oven.
- While the cookie dough is baking melt caramels and evaporated milk in a double boiler. Add peanut butter after caramels are melted. Melt thoroughly. Spread over baked cookie dough base.
- With the remaining cookie dough, drop by spoonfuls ontop of the caramel mixture.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes or until light golden brown.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 20Bars
Amount Per Serving
Calories 439 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 | |
| Calories | 439kcal | 22% |
| Carbohydrates | 52g | 17% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 22g | 34% |
| Saturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Cholesterol | 45mg | 15% |
| Sodium | 311mg | 13% |
| Potassium | 243mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 27g | 54% |
| Vitamin A | 350IU | 7% |
| Vitamin C | 0.2mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 53mg | 5% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
4.9
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