Chocolate Pretzel Cookie Bars

A few months ago I began to realize I have an overwhelming number of old magazines! Most of them Southern Living, my favorite.  My problem is, I just have a hard time throwing things away…I mean, what if I need it?  That’s how I was feeling about all these magazines. Such great ideas and recipes just couldn’t be thrown in the recycle bin, but since I still continue to receive a couple of monthly magazines, the pile was getting even larger. Something had to be done!  

Now, I do realize ALL those great ideas are online somewhere in the magazine archives, but I love the printed page.  I decided to go through these magazines and keep only what I really loved.  I narrowed it down to recipes that look really yummy AND I will actually try or a beautiful decorating idea that I can really use.  It’s been fun to look back through them and I have found some great inspirations…like these Chocolate Pretzel Cookie Bars  in a Martha Stewart Living. Anything with chocolate and sweetened condensed milk is a winner in my book!  I made them when we had friends over for dinner and everyone loved them!

Here’s the Recipe:

• 5 1/2 cups mini pretzel twists – divided
• 1 1/4 sticks butter or margarine – melted
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 can sweetened condensed milk – 14 oz
• 1 1/3 cup cocktail peanuts
• 6 oz. semi-sweet chocolate bars

*Recipe adapted from Martha Stewart Living

Preheat oven to 375 degrees

Coarsely chop chocolate and set aside

Line a 9 x 13 baking dish with parchment paper leaving at least 1″ of paper hanging over edges

Spray paper lightly with cooking spray

Place 4 1/2 cups of pretzels in food processor

Pulse until pretzels reach the consistency of coarse corn meal

Transfer to large bowl

Mix ground pretzels, sugar and butter until well combined

Transfer to prepared pan

Spread and pack firmly in bottom of pan

Drizzle sweetened condensed milk over pretzels, spreading evenly

Layer peanuts and press gently into milk

Do the same with chopped chocolate and remaining 1 cup pretzels

Bake at 375 for about 20-22 minutes or until chocolate melts and condensed milk bubbles and becomes golden

Allow to cool completely on wire rack

Then place in refrigerator about 30 minutes until chocolate is firm

Using parchment paper, lift out of pan and remove paper from bars

Cut into squares and serve 

You won’t be disappointed! 

Chocolate Pretzel Cookie Bars

2015-11-21 13:16:00

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Prep Time

15 min

Cook Time

25 min

Total Time

1 hr

Prep Time

15 min

Cook Time

25 min

Total Time

1 hr

Ingredients

1. 5 1/2 cups mini pretzel twists – divided
2. 1 1/4 sticks butter or margarine – melted
3. 1/4 cup sugar
4. 1 can sweetened condensed milk – 14 oz
5. 1 1/3 cup cocktail peanuts
6. 6 oz. semi-sweet chocolate bars

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees
2. Coarsely chop chocolate and set aside
3. Line a 9 x 13 baking dish with parchment paper leaving at least 1″ of paper hanging over edges
4. Spray paper lightly with cooking spray
5. Place 4 1/2 cups of pretzels in food processor
6. Pulse until pretzels reach the consistency of coarse corn meal
7. Transfer to large bowl
8. Mix ground pretzels, sugar and butter until well combined
9. Transfer to prepared pan
10. Spread and pack firmly in bottom of pan
11. Drizzle sweetened condensed milk over pretzels, spreading evenly
12. Layer peanuts and press gently into milk
13. Do the same with chopped chocolate and remaining 1 cup pretzels
14. Bake at 375 for about 20-22 minutes or until chocolate melts and condensed milk bubbles and becomes golden
15. Allow to cool completely on wire rack
16. Then place in refrigerator about 30 minutes until chocolate is firm
17. Using parchment paper, lift out of pan and remove paper from bars
18. Cut into squares and serve

Adapted from Martha Stewart Living

Adapted from Martha Stewart Living

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