Caramel Marshmallow Bars

Prepare these for your next bake sale.

• Ready In: 2 hrs 40 mins
• Yields: 30 bars

Ingredients

• CRUMB MIXTURE

• 1 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄4 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 1⁄3 cup sugar
• 1⁄3 cup butter or 1⁄3 cup margarine, softened
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped salted peanuts

• FILLING

• 3⁄4 cup  caramel ice cream topping
• 1⁄2 cup salted peanuts
• 1⁄2 cup miniature marshmallow
• 1⁄2 cup  milk chocolate chips

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350*.
2. For crumb mixture, in small mixer bowl, combine flour, graham cracker crumbs, sugar, butter and salt.
3. Beat at low speed, scraping bowl often until mixture is crumbly, 1 to 2 minutes.
4. Stir in nuts.
5. Reserve 3/4 cup crumb mixture.
6. Press remaining crumb mixture onto bottom of greased and floured 9-inch square baking pan.
7. Bake 10 to 12 minutes until golden.
8. For filling, spread caramel topping over hot crust.
9. Sprinkle remaining filling ingredients over top.
10. Crumble 3/4 cup reserved crumb mixture over top.
11. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until marshmallows just start to brown.
12. Cool on rack about 30 minutes.
13. Cover; refrigerate 2 hours or until firm.
14. Cut into bars.