Rocky Road Bar Cookies

Submitted by bunkie68

"Another yummy-sounding recipe from Joanne Fluke's Carrot Cake Murder."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Yields: 36 cookies

ingredients

• 24 graham crackers (12 double ones)
• 2 cups miniature marshmallows
• 1 (6 ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup salted cashews
• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 1⁄2 cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Spray a 9-inch by 13-inch cake pan with nonstick spray.
3. Line the bottom of the pan with a layer of graham crackers. It's OK to overlap a bit.
4. Sprinkle the graham crackers with the marshmallows.
5. Sprinkle the marshmallows with the chocolate chips.
6. Sprinkle the chocolate chips with the cashews.
7. In a small saucepan over low heat, combine the butter and brown sugar. Stir the mixture constantly until the sugar is dissolved.
8. Turn off the heat, move the saucepan to a cool burner, and stir in the vanilla.
9. Drizzle the contents of the saucepan evenly over the contents of the cake pan.
10. Bake at 350 degrees F for 10 to 12 minutes or until the marshmallows are golden on top.
11. Cool in the pan on a wire rack.
12. When the cookies are cool, cut into brownie-sized bars and serve.