Peanut Butter Monster Cookie Dream Bars
Description
A dessert of dreams, these monster cookie bars layer milk chocolate candy and oatmeal crumble around a peanut butter-condensed milk filling.
Ingredients
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2 cups oatmeal
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1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
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1 cup melted butter
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1 cup brown sugar
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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3/4 teaspoon salt
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1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
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1/3 cup peanut butter
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1 cup candy-coated milk chocolate pieces (such as M&M's®)
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2
Stir oats, flour, butter, brown sugar, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl. Reserve 1 1/2 cups of crumb mixture. Spread remaining mixture into a 9x13-inch baking pan.
3
Bake in the preheated oven until crust is lightly browned, about 12 minutes. Remove crust; leave oven on.
4
Mix sweetened condensed milk and peanut butter together in a bowl. Spread over the baked crust. Sprinkle the reserved crumb mixture and milk chocolate pieces on top.
5
Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 20 minutes.