Chocolate Topped Peanut Toffee Bars Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F
• Spray bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, stir cookie base ingredients until soft dough forms.
• Press dough in bottom of pan.
• Bake 10 minutes or just until dough is set.
• Meanwhile, in 1-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat.
• Stir in brown sugar.
• Heat to boiling, stirring frequently.
• Boil 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• Sprinkle potato chips and peanuts over partially baked base.
• Pour brown sugar mixture over chips and peanuts.
• Bake 15 minutes longer or until surface is bubbly.
• Sprinkle chocolate chips evenly over chips and peanuts; return to oven for 2 minutes to soften chocolate.
• Spread chocolate over filling.
• Cool completely, about 2 hours.
• Refrigerate 30 minutes or until chocolate is set.
• For bars, cut into 8 rows by 4 rows.
• Store covered at room temperature.

Steps:

• In a microwave, melt candy coating; stir until smooth. Stir in peanuts and toffee bits. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto waxed paper-lined baking sheets. Let stand until set. Store in an airtight container.

Steps:

• Butter baking pan and put on a heatproof surface.
• Bring butter, sugar, and salt to a boil in a 4- to 5-quart heavy pot over medium-high heat, whisking until smooth, then boil, stirring occasionally, until mixture is deep golden and registers 300°F (hard-crack stage) on thermometer, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Immediately stir in whole peanuts, then carefully pour hot toffee into center of baking pan. Spread with spatula, smoothing top, and let stand 1 minute, then immediately sprinkle chocolate on top. Let stand until chocolate is melted, 4 to 5 minutes, then spread over toffee with cleaned spatula. Sprinkle evenly with chopped peanuts, then freeze until chocolate is firm, about 30 minutes. Break into pieces.