Cookie Cake with Peanut Butter and Candy Bars Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 (16 oz.) pkg. refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough
- 1 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips
- ½ c. peanut butter
- 1 c. chopped Milky Way or other candy bars (about 20 mini, quartered)
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