Take Five Cookie Bars

Step 1

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and spray a 9 x 13 baking dish with non-stick spray. Set aside.

Step 2

In a large bowl, add the cake mix, egg, butter, and milk, and beat on medium until it comes together into a thick batter. Divide the batter in half and move half to a separate small bowl - put this bowl into the fridge until you're ready to work with it.

Step 3

In the half of the batter that's still in your mixing bowl, pour in the broken pretzels and mix on low until distributed.

Step 4

Press the batter until your prepared baking dish. [If your batter is too sticky to press down, put it into the freezer for a few minutes - it'll be much easier to work with!]

Step 5

Bake for 8-9 minutes - the batter should just barely be set.

Step 6

While the bottom layer is baking, in a large bowl, add the other egg, peanut butter, cream cheese, and powdered sugar and beat until smooth and creamy.

Step 7

Once the bottom layer is done, carefully (the pan is hot!) spread the peanut butter layer on top.

Step 8

Sprinkle on the caramel bits then the chocolate chips.

Step 9

Remove the remaining batter from the fridge and flatten it into small pieces and evenly over the top.

Step 10

Bake for 18-20 minutes until the cake batter is puffy and golden.

Step 11

Remove from the oven and let cool before slicing into bars.

Step 12

Enjoy!