Chocolate Chip Popcorn Bars

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 (16 1/2 ounce) roll pillsbury create 'n bake refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough
• 4 nature valley oats and honey crunchy granola bars, crushed* (2 pouches from 8.9-oz box)
• 3 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows
• 2/3 cup light corn syrup
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
• 1 (10 ounce) bag peanut butter chips
• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) bag pop secret butter-flavor microwave popcorn, popped
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°f
• 2 in large bowl, break up cookie dough.
• 3 stir in crushed granola bars.
• 4 press evenly in bottom of ungreased 13x9-inch pan to form crust.
• 5 bake 10 to 15 minutes or until puffed and edges are golden brown.
• 6 remove from oven.
• 7 immediately sprinkle with marshmallows.
• 8 return to oven; bake 1 to 2 minutes longer or until marshmallows begin to puff.
• 9 in 3-quart saucepan, heat corn syrup, butter and peanut butter chips over medium heat 3 to 4 minutes, stirring frequently, until chips are melted and mixture is smooth.
• 10 stir in popcorn (mixture will be thick).
• 11 spoon over marshmallows; spread evenly to just barely cover marshmallows.
• 12 cool 30 minutes.
• 13 in small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips on high 1 to 1 1/2 minutes or until melted, stirring once halfway through microwaving.
• 14 pour melted chocolate into quart-size resealable food-storage plastic bag.
• 15 cut off tiny bottom corner of bag; drizzle chocolate over bars.
• 16 refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.
• 17 for bars, cut into 6 rows by 6 rows.