Knock You Naked Bars
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Delicious Caramel Cookie Bars with an amazing layer of gooey caramel stuffed in between the layers with a hint of peanut butter. These cookie bars are EPIC and you’ll never make them another way again!
“I’m going to marry these!”
Truer words have never rang from my lil bro’s mouth.
He might have laughed when he asked the names of these little devils before he took a bit. One bite and he was in love. So in love that he thought he’d marry them.
I love my little brother. He’s the best taste tester ever. Way better than the hubs (sorry love ya hun!). He’s single therefore every time I make something and he gets to taste test he gets super pumped over it. The hubs on the other hand just says one word answers. Nothing like “I’m going to marry these!” Of course I might take offense to that coming from the hubs.
Maybe it’s because my mom trained him so well. Yup going to give mom some credit on this one. Not sure how she trained him to ooo and ahhh over meals and treats, but I’m going to have to pick her brain on this one so I can get the hubs trained.
The hubs…trained. Wow that’s a laugh. Does anyone ever get them trained?
If you do please share your secret.
I should also give some credit to the older bro. We were out for Halloween and he had dropped his daughter off to relieve my mom from looking after Miss K. In the midst of the festive bar atmosphere he had to lean over and say, “You have one less bar at home. They were amazing!”
Oh yes that’s right this Momma thought she’d go out for a few adult beverages this past weekend. Yup, that cured me of that for another year. I need sleep.
So if you need someone to propose, love you, oooo and ahh please head to the kitchen with this recipe in hand immediately.
Ingredients Needed
- flour
- baking soda
- salt
- butter
- sugar
- brown sugar
- vanilla extract
- eggs
- semi-sweet chocolate chips
- evaporated milk
- caramels
- peanut butter
Steps to Prepare
- Preheat oven, grease a 9 x 13 in pan.
- Combine the dry ingredients in a small bowl.
- Beat butter, sugar, brown sugar and vanilla in a large mixing bowl until creamy. Add eggs.
- Gradually mix in flour mixture. Stir in the chocolate chips.
- Spread half of the cookie dough into the prepared pan. Bake for 8-10 minutes. Remove from oven.
- While the dough is baking melt caramels and evaporated milk in a double boiler. Add peanut butter after caramels are melted. Melt thoroughly. Spread over baked cookie dough base.
- With the remaining cookie dough, drop by spoonfuls on top of the caramel mixture.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes or until light golden brown.
Not looking to get married? Then hide this pan of caramel cookie bars for yourself! ? Kidding!!!
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Knock You Naked Bars
Ingredients
Bars
- 2 1/4 c. all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 c. butter softened
- 3/4 c. sugar
- 3/4 c. packed brown sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 2 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips
Caramel Sauce
- 5 oz evaporated milk
- 1 bag 14 oz caramels
- 1/2 c. peanut butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease a 9 x 13 in pan.
- Combine flour, baking soda and salt in small bow. Beat butter, sugar, brown sugar and vanilla in a large mixing bowl until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually mix in flour mixture. Stir in chocolate chips.
- Spread half of cookie dough into the prepared pan. Bake for 8-10 minutes. Remove from oven.
- While the cookie dough is baking melt caramels and evaporated milk in a double boiler. Add peanut butter after caramels are melted. Melt thoroughly. Spread over baked cookie dough base.
- With the remaining cookie dough, drop by spoonfuls ontop of the caramel mixture.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes or until light golden brown.
Diana Hawes says
Hi Julie, Just thought I would touch base with you again and let you know what else I did. Added a cup of chopped pecans,,,,,,,”WOW” to the base recipe. Knocked it right out of the park!!!!!!!!!! I had to give them all away or I would be another “50lbs. heavier today. Again, Thanks for the GREAT recipe. Diana Hawes
Diana Hawes says
Thanks Julie, also those 14oz bags of caramels are now 11oz. same price. I just decreased the milk by one oz. Made the bars and brought them to a picnic and almost caused a riot because I didn’t make more. Will be making this recipe again and again!!! Thanks dee
Julie Evink says
So glad everything went great!
Diana Hawes says
Hi Julie, Please tell me how much caramel sauce to use instead of the 14oz. bag of caramels? I have Smuckers caramel sundae topping. I have another recipe that calls for a German Chocolate Cake mix. and it is similar to yours. Just as decadent I think. Thanks Dee(Diana Hawes)
Julie Evink says
Diana, I’ve never tested it like this before so I’m not sure! I was say maybe a jar?
Deena Thomas says
WE use caramel sauce in place of the caramels and evaporated milk. We use one jar which equal what the recipe. It so much easier.
Deena Thomas says
WE use caramel sauce in place of the caramels and evaporated milk. We use one jar which equal what the recipe. It so much easier.
Kristi says
Forgive me! I know you’ve answered so many questions but I wanted to clarify on the caramel. They make caramel bits for melting in the baking section and they also have candy caramels in the candy section. Which did you use for the recipe? Thank you so much, I’m excited to try with the addition of peanut butter!
Julie Evink says
I used the caramels you have to unwrap. You can use either as long as the measurements are correct.
Nancy Brunold says
When do you cut them? While still warm? I am afraid the caramel will get too hard? Just took them out of the oven and they look delicious!
Julie Evink says
Cut them whenever! My caramel never got hard!
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Teri says
the recipe states Evaporated milk but you answered some ones question that she didn’t need to use the sweetened condensed milk if she was using caramel sauce. which one is it for the recipe.
Thanks
Teri
Julie Evink says
I have only ever used the evaporated milk as stated in the directions. The question I was answering was about using a premade caramel sauce, which I have never tried either!
Judy says
Your recipe calls for evaporated millk, not sweetned condenced milk. I used didn’t have evaporated milk so used whole milk, just not as much, turned out fine.
Margaret says
Can you do this without the peanut butter, or would you need to add another nut butter substitute? No peanut butter for me.
I really shouldn’t even do the Eagle Brand, but I haven’t tried to see if it will bother me yet. Is there a non-dairy substitute for that? I get scared to even try new things when I have to change so much.
If there are any answers, I would appreciate hearing. Thanks!
Margaret
Julie Evink says
I think you can just do the caramel with a little milk or water to thin it out!
Summer Walker says
I don’t have a double boiler is there another way to do the caramel?
Julie Evink says
Create your own using a large pot on the bottom with a little water than a smaller one on top if you can!
Julie Evink says
So glad you were able to adapt them and enjoy them!
siniti says
I believe the recipe is wrong. It should read 5 oz sweetened condensed milk. It turned out runny but delicious.
Julie Evink says
I’m sorry you had trouble with this. I tested the recipe with 5 oz of sweetened condensed milk and had no trouble.
Renelle LeBlanc-Scott says
So would you use “evaporated” milk or “sweetened condensed” milk? Thx! xx
Julie Evink says
Evaporated milk like stated in the directions.
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Mary Reidler says
pioneer woman has knock u naked brownies
Julie Evink says
Yes and they look amazing!
April says
I have a question, how long should I bake this if I am doubling the recipe?
Julie Evink says
I would just bake it in two 9×13 pans at the same time and it should be pretty close to the same cooking time.