Peanut Butter Pretzel Magic Bars

These Peanut Butter Pretzel Magic Bars are a MUST for your next party!

Think: Super Bowl, office party, or birthday.

Have you ever had amagic cookie bar?

Seven Layer Bars with Peanut Butter and Pretzels

Cindy Rahe

Theyre shaggy little squares of graham cracker, coconut, chocolate, butterscotch chips, and condensed milk.

They are at once, sticky, chewy, crunchy, sweet, salty, and totally craveable.

Tips for Baking These Bars

Make-Ahead and Store (or Freeze!)

Magic Cookie Bars with Peanut Butter and Pretzels

Cindy Rahe

you’re able to also make these bars a day ahead.

Just cover the pan of cooled bars in foil and leave them on the counter.

The sliced bars can be stored at room temperature for up to 5 days.

Magic Bars with Peanut Butter and Pretzels

Cindy Rahe

Place the bars inside a freezer bag with as much air pressed out as possible.

To thaw, remove the bars from the bag and let them thaw at room temperature.

More Bar Cookies to Enjoy!

Seven Layer Bars with Peanut Butter and Pretzels add the milk

Cindy Rahe

This recipe was written by Cindy Rahe with assistance from Rachel Knecht.

Peanut Butter Pretzel Magic Bars

These bars are quite rich and decadent.

Generously, coat with cooking spray or brush with melted butter.

7 Layer Bars with Peanut Butter and Pretzels warm the peanut butter

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Set aside.If using a glass baking dish, lower the oven temperature to 325F.

Pour 1/4 cup of sweetened condensed milk into a small bowl and set aside.

In another small bowl, add the peanut butter and remaining condensed milk.

Seven Layer Bars with Peanut Butter and Pretzels weigh the pretzels

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When combined you should have about 1 1/4 cups.

Microwave for 30 seconds.

Stir the mixture until smooth.

Magic Cookie Bars with Peanut Butter and Pretzels press the crust into the pan

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Set aside to cool.

Measure out 1 1/4 cups (120 g) pretzel crumbs and return them to the food processor bowl.

(If you have extra crumbs save them to sprinkle on ice cream!)

Magic Bars with Peanut Butter and Pretzels add the coconut

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Add the sugar and melted butter and process continuously for 20 seconds.

The mixture will look like wet sand.

Pour the pretzel mixture into the prepared pan.

Magic Cookie Bars with Peanut Butter and Pretzels add the chips

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Pour remaining 1/2 cup peanut butter and condensed milk mixture over the entire layer.

Top with remaining shredded coconut, peanut butter and chocolate chips.

Drizzle with the reserved condensed milk.

Seven Layer Bars with Peanut Butter and Pretzels add the peanut butter

Cindy Rahe

The center might be a little soft but the bars will firm up as it cools.

Remove the bars from the oven and cool on a cooling rack for 1 1/2 hours.

Take out of the pan and remove foil.

7 Layer Bars with Peanut Butter and Pretzels add the pretzels

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Continue cooling on rack for an additional 1 hour.

Once bars reach room temperature, wrap in plastic wrap and chill in refrigerator for 2 hours or overnight.

This will ensure that the bars slice cleanly with the least amount of crumbling.

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you might cut them once theyve cooled to room temp, but the crust may crumble.

Once the bars are chilled, slice into 16 squares and serve.

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7 Layer Bars with Peanut Butter and Pretzels

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