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REESE'S Chocolate-Filled Bars

I love Reese's and have shared this love with my son. This is an easy and tasty snack.
This has been modified for gluten-free baking
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Course: Snack
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Servings: 4 Dozen

Ingredients

  • 2-1/2 cups gluten-free flour
  • 2-1/2 cups gluten0free quick-cooking rolled oats
  • 1
  • teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup 2 sticks butter or margarine, softened and divided
  • 1/2 cup REESE'S Creamy Peanut Butter
  • 2 cups packed light brown sugar 2 eggs
  • 2-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract divided 2/3 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 can 14 oz. sweetened condensed milk
  • not evaporated milk
  • 1-1/4 cups 8.5-oz. pkg.
  • REESE'S Baking Cups and REESE'S PIECES Candy

Instructions

  • Heat oven to 350°F.
  • Stir together flour, oats, baking soda and salt. Beat 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, peanut butter and brown sugar until well blended in large bowl. Add eggs and 1 teaspoon vanilla; beat until light and fluffy. With spoon, gradually add flour mixture. (Dough will be thick.) Remove 2 cups dough; set aside. Press remaining dough evenly onto bottom of ungreased 15-1/2x10-1/2x1-inch jelly-roll pan.
  • Melt remaining 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter in medium saucepan over low heat. Stir in cocoa and granulated sugar. Add sweetened condensed milk; cook, stirring constantly, until smooth and thick. Remove from heat; stir in remaining 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla. Spread mixture evenly over dough. Sprinkle top of chocolate with peanut butter baking bits. Crumble reserved dough evenly over chocolate and baking bits.
  • Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until top is golden brown (chocolate will be soft). Cool completely in pan on wire rack; cut into bars. About 4 dozen bars.