Ingredients

  • Cookie Base:
  • 1 pound package of Nutter Butter cookies
  • 1 stick unsalted butter, melted
  • Topping:
  • 2 cups peanut butter chips
  • 2/3 cup light Karo
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups miniature marshmallows
  • 2 cups dry-roasted peanuts
  • 2 cups Rice Krispies

Method

  • Preheat oven to 350; coat a 13x9 inch baking pan with Pam.
  • Pulverize cookies in a food processor until fine crumbs form. Add melted butter and process until crumbs clump together. Press crumbs into prepared pan. Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
  • Melt peanut butter chips, Karo, butter and vanilla in a saucepan over medium low heat, stirring until smooth, about 5 minutes. Spread 1/2 cup of the mixture over the cookie base.
  • Top with marshmallows and return to the oven. Bake until marshmallows puff, about 2 minutes, then remove from oven. Don't let marshmallows brown, or they'll get crunchy.
  • Mix peanuts and cereal with remaining peanut chip mixture, tossing to coat. Drop spoonsful of the topping over the marshmallows, then spread with a spatula (sprayed with Pam to prevent sticking). Cool bars before cutting. Spray knife with Pam before cutting.