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Oh and yes, there is so some brown butter in that cookie dough too.
Is anyone else so excited for Halloween?
Because I am! I have always loved Halloween, but not for the reasons you think. I was “too cool” for tricker treating by like seventh grade, but for me it was, and still is, not all about the candy.
Yeah right! Like anyone believes that. It’s maybe a lot about the candy. I mean anytime I get to buy Reese’s in the shape of pumpkins is a happy time. I am such a sucker for holiday gimmicks. Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas are my true weaknesses. Well, Thanksgiving does not really have any candy or super fun decorations, but there is the food. I kind of go all out with the Thanksgiving feast, so that is always yummy to look forward to.
Halloween though is all fun.
Fun food, fun costumes, fun Halloween movies. Little kids dressed up in the cutest costumes and of course, the excuse to eat Halloween candy all month… I mean all night, long. It’s good holiday.
Speaking of cute kids and their Halloween costumes, Asher has the world’s cutest costume this year.
Seriously, parents of young girls, listen up.
The Batarina.
You guys, I love this costume!
Where was this costume when I was younger?!? I think I was a witch for three years in a row, a pumpkin one year and then one year my cousin, Matt who is the same age as me, my younger brother and I were Oompa Loompas. Being an Oompa Loompa was the highpoint of my Halloween costumes. Kind of lame, I know.
But anyway, Asher looks so incredibly cute in this costume. She got striped purple tights to go underneath and little black heels that are the true topper to the outfit.
Yeah, I did say little black heels. That was all her idea, the girl is crazy and only five and she wants to wear heels already? My parents are in for a real good time with this one. I am telling you, she is going to be a wild one.
So seriously, if you guys are looking for a cute costume you have to check out the Batarina. SO cute. I am still dying over it, and also a little jealous that I am way too old to pull this costume off. Sometimes I so want to be five again!
Oh and another highlight of my Halloween’s past?
Avalon Drive and the houses that gave out the Malley’s Bars. Possibly one of the best parts of Cleveland, Ohio. Malley’s rules and jeez, I miss it! Actually, I don’t really since we actually order chocolate off their website and have it sent all the way out to Colorado. Yes, it is THAT good. Check them out too!
Unfortunately, I am currently out of Malley’s Chocolate Bars, the one and only thing that would have made these bars better.
These bars are insanely good. You are going to love them. It is everything you love about a Snickers bar, the nougat layer, the caramel and all the chocolate. But then I went and added a nice big layer of browned butter cookie dough. Yup, yup, yup! Cookie dough Snickers!
It’s incredible.
But then I went to take photos and they just needed a little something on top. Something fun and crunchy and maybe salty to go with all that caramel.
Enter the pretzels.
Pretzels, chocolate, caramel, nougat, COOKIE DOUGH! Guys, there are no words. Just so good.
There is a total of five layers, plus the pretzels topping so they take a couple of hours to fully come together, but the steps are simple and they are the perfect fall treat. And this may sound weird, but they are really good with a side of crispy honeycrisp apples. It’s like a Snicker cookie dough caramel apple. Oh man, does that just sound awesome? Ah huh, it does.
Happy Friday, indeed!
Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Pretzel Snickers Bars
Servings: 20 bars
Calories Per Serving: 395 kcal
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Ingredients
Bottom Layer
- 1 1/4 cups milk chocolate chips or can sub dark chocolate or semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
Nougat layer
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup canned coconut milk or regular milk
- 1 1/2 cups marshmallow fluff
- 1 cup salted peanuts chopped roughly chopped
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Caramel
- 1 (14 ounce) bag of caramels
- 1/4 cup coconut milk or cream
Brown Butter Cookie Dough Layer
- 1 1/2 sticks butter
- 2/3 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream or coconut milk
- 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 -3/4 cup mini chocolate chips
Top chocolate layer
- 1 1/2 cups milk chocolate chips or can sub dark chocolate or semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 cup pretzels twist or sticks
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips melted
Instructions
- Thoroughly grease a 9x13 inch-baking pan. Melt 1 1/4 cups chocolate chips with 1/4-cup peanut butter in a saucepan or microwave, then pour into the baking dish and spread until even. Place in the fridge for 30 minutes or in the freezer for 15 minutes.
- While the chocolate hardens make the nougat layer. Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add in sugar and milk, stirring until dissolved and bring to a boil. Let cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add in marshmallow fluff and vanilla, stirring until smooth. Turn off heat and fold in peanuts, then pour over bottom chocolate layer. Let cool completely, about 30 minutes or 15 minutes in the fridge.
- Make the caramel. Combine the caramels and cream in a saucepan over low heat. Let melt, stirring occasionally, until smooth, this took about 10 minutes for me. Pour over nougat layer and let cool completely, about 10 minutes.
- Make the Cookie Dough. In a heavy-bottomed sauce pan, melt the butter over medium heat until just browned. Butter will melt, foam, and froth, then begin to brown along the bottom. Whisk browned bits off of the bottom of the pan and pour into the bowl of a stand mixer or large bowl. Allow to cool 10 minutes.
- To the bowl add the brown sugar, cream or coconut milk and vanilla. Beat until combined, fluffy and light in color. Beat in the flour and salt until combined. Stir in the chocolate chips. Spread the cookie dough over the caramel layer, be carful not to press too hard into the caramel. You don't want to mix the two layers.
- Melt 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips with 1/4-cup peanut butter in a saucepan, or just microwave them, pour over caramel and spread until even. Sprinkle with the pretzels and drizzle with the remaining melted chocolate. Let cool and harden completely.
- Refrigerate for at least one hour before serving, then cut as desired. These can stay at room temperature, but they do get soft and gooey. My family personally likes them best kept in the fridge, but left out for 15 minutes or so before eating!
Notes
Snicker's base adapted from How Sweet It Is.
So Halloween? You guys down?
This post was originally published on October 4, 2013
Freaking awesome!! That’s all I have to say :).
Thank you so much, Jaclyn!
Oh wow! Just pinned these bars a few times. Awesome recipe 🙂
Thank you so much for pinning, Marla! Hoe you are having a great weekend!
These are absolutely stunning and look almost too good to eat…almost!! 😉
Thanks Jocelyn!
My….O….my! Every layer looks so perfect!
Thank you so much!
aw, I’m sure Asher looks adorable in her costume! we live in a tiny backwoods town that hardly anybody has heard about, so we’ve never gone trick-or-treating before; honestly the idea of getting candy from a whole bunch of stranger’s houses kind of freaked me out. and walking around after dark is a whole other story.
…haha, I sound so paranoid.
anywho, these bars look amazing. I love all the layers, chocolate and pretzels. BRING ON THE SALT. <3
pinned!
Oh no way, you have never gone tricker treating? That is a childhood staple! But I know what you mean, it is a little creepy! LOL
Thanks Abbie!
Totally INSANE, Tieghan! Cannot wait to make this…it has all the best flavors of Halloween candy goodness in a homemade bar! Thanks for sharing, girl. Pinning!
Thank so much for pinning and your kind words, Stacy!
These really are my heaven. LOVE!
Thank you so much, Katrina!
wow they will definitely satisfy a sweet and salty tooth!
They sure will! Thanks Dina!
I’ll be checking the cabinets and whatever ingredient(s) I don’t have will be going onto tomorrow’s shopping list. These look FREAKIN’ awesome!
By the way, do you use salted or unsalted butter in this recipe (and your others?) Thanks
Hey Rie, I use unsalted. Sorry about that, I should mention that in the recipe!
Haha! Thank you so much, Rie!
Holy crap, those look absolutely incredible. Great recipe 🙂
Happy Blogging!
Happy Valley Chow
Thank you so much!
These are craaazzy! Can I just take a second to stare at all those dreamy layers?
P.S. Love how the top looks with the pretzel sticks and drizzled chocolate. 🙂
Pinning!
Thank you so much, Alexandra!! The layers are kind of dreamy! Thanks for pinning too!
I am dying over these—you have really outdone yourself this time, Tieghan! I just cannot stop staring at these—caramel, chocolate, pretzels, *sigh* I’m going to be thinking about these beautiful things all day, I just know it 😉
Thank you so much, Sarah!
These things must have weighed, no joke, about 6-7 lbs! I have a couple really well-layered bars and am always surprised just how heavy the pan can get 🙂
I am in love with your photos. Best ever I do believe! I can tell you really took your time and staged these. It shows. Congrats!!
And the layers. You made these for me, didnt you 🙂 The choc-pb base, the nougat!!! YES, the caramel, the browned butter cookie dough, with coconut milk, the pretzels, more choc/PB. Tieghan!! They are amazing. Pinned!
Oh my gosh, you are so right!! Now that I think about it they are so heavy! LOL!
Thanks so much for pinning and your kind words about my photography!
These look amazing! Pinning!
Thanks Anna!
You packed all of my favorite things into one bar, these look so good!
Thanks so much, Laura! They are my favorite things too!