Ingredients

The following ingredients have 7 Servings
  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 3/4 cup dark brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 3/4 cup of chocolate chunks or chips
  • 2 pieces of bacon, chopped
  • 2 tbsp beer (I used Yuengling)
  • 8.5 oz caramels – about 27 caramels (I used Kraft Caramels)
  • 1/4 cup cup beer
  • 3/4 cup potato chips, broken into pieces
  • 1/4 cup pretzels, broken into pieces
  • 2 pieces of bacon, chopped
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter chips
  • 1/2 cup chocolate chips
  • 1/4 cup chocolate chips
  • 2 tsp milk

Instruction

  • 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9×9 pan with parchment paper or aluminum foil that sticks up above the edges.
  • 2. Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, about 3-4 minutes.
  • 3. Mix in egg and vanilla extract.
  • 4. With the mixer on low speed, add flour and baking soda.
  • 5. Stir in chocolate chips, bacon and beer. Dough will be thick.
  • 6. Press cookie dough evenly into the bottom of the pan.
  • 7. Bake for 22-25 minutes or until the edges are slightly golden.
  • 9. Remove from oven and allow to cool in the pan.
  • 10. While bars are cooling, melt caramels and beer together in a pan over medium heat.
  • 11. Allow caramel to cook on low for about 5-10 minutes.
  • 12. Pour caramel mixture over cookie bars and spread evenly.
  • 13. Pour potato chips, pretzels, bacon, peanut butter chips and chocolate chips evenly over caramel before it cools and hardens.
  • 14. Microwave chocolate chips for chocolate drizzle and milk in a small bowl in the microwave until the milk begins to boil.
  • 15. Whisk chocolate until smooth.
  • 16. Allow chocolate mixture to cool for about 2 minutes, then drizzle over top of bars.
  • 17. Once bars are cool, use parchment paper or foil to lift them out of the pan and cut into squares.