Caramel Cashew Bars

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 16 1/2 ounces pillsbury create 'n bake refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough
• 2 cups milk chocolate chips
• 1 1/2 cups caramel apple dip
• 3 cups crisp rice cereal
• 1 1/4 cups chopped cashews

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°f
• 2 in ungreased 13x9-inch pan, break up cookie dough.
• 3 with floured fingers, press dough evenly in bottom of pan to form crust.
• 4 bake 15 to 18 minutes or until light golden brown.
• 5 cool 15 minutes.
• 6 meanwhile, in 3- to 4-quart saucepan, cook 1 cup of the chocolate chips and 1 cup of the dip over medium heat, stirring constantly, until melted and smooth.
• 7 remove from heat.
• 8 stir in cereal and cashews.
• 9 spread cereal mixture over crust.
• 10 in 1-quart saucepan, heat remaining chocolate chips and dip over medium heat, stirring constantly, until melted and smooth.
• 11 spread over cereal mixture.
• 12 refrigerate until chocolate mixture is set, about 30 minutes.
• 13 for bars, cut into 6 by 6 rows.
• 14 high altitude (3500-6500 ft):bake crust 16 to 19 minutes.