Payday Cookie Bars
If you love Payday bars, here’s a Payday cookie bars version just for you! This easy recipe is full of peanut butter and marshmallow deliciousness!
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: About 20, depending on how big or small you cut them! 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Stovetop and Oven
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
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Layer One: The Crust
- 1 box yellow cake mix, 15.25 ounces
- 2/3 cup butter, softened
- 1 egg
Layer Two: The Marshmallows
- 2 cups of mini marshmallows
Layer Three: The Peanutty Deliciousness
- 2 cups peanut butter chips
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2/3 cup corn syrup
- 2 cups crispy rice cereal
- 2 cups salted peanuts
Instructions
Layer One
- Mix all of the ingredients, press into a slightly greased 9X13 pan. Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes or until the edges are golden.
Layer Two
- Sprinkle marshmallows over top of crust. Bake for another 5 minutes
Layer Three
- Melt chips, butter and corn syrup in a saucepan. Remove from heat and stir in cereal and peanuts. Poor over base and spread evenly. Cool, cut into squares. Small squares. Trust me on this.
Notes
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- Yellow cake mix: Use any brand you like, so long as it is in a 15.25 box.
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- Mini marshmallows: you can find these babies in the candy aisle of your supermarket. If you can only find the big guys, you will need about 16 of them – cut them into about 8 pieces each.
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- Peanut Butter Chips: These chips hang out right near the chocolate chips in the baking aisle of your supermarket.
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- Corn Syrup: This is a thick, sweet syrup made from (yep) corn, and is also in the baking aisle. You want the light syrup, not the dark.
Find it online: https://www.framedcooks.com/payday-cookie-bars/