Dan Wardell's Candy Bar Cookies

Charity invited a few of her Iowa PBS family members over for her very own cookie exchange party. Dan Wardell, host of the Iowa PBS Kids Clubhouse, brought delicious candy bar cookies.

Ingredients

3/4 cup butter

3/4 cup powdered sugar

1 tsp vanilla

2 Tbsp half and half

1/4 tsp salt

2 cups flour

Directions

Cream the butter and add powdered sugar. Add vanilla, half and half, and salt. Then sift flour and add it to the mixture. Place in refrigerator and chill for half hour.

Roll dough into 1 inch log. Cut into 1/4 inch and bake for 15 minutes at 325 degrees.

Once cool, add caramel and chocolate frosting sugar.

Caramel Frosting Ingredients

28 light caramels

1/4 cup evaporated milk

1/4 cup butter

1 cup powdered sugar

1 cup chopped pecans (optional)

Caramel Frosting Directions

Melt in double boilers 28 light caramels with 1/4 cup evaporated milk. Remove from heat Add 1/4 cup butter and 1 cup sifted powdered sugar. Add 1 cup chopped pecans (optional) Chocolate Frosting Ingredients 6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips 1/3 cup evaporated milk 2 Tbsp. butter 1 tsp. Vanilla 1/3 cup sifted powdered sugar Chocolate Frosting Directions In a double boiler, melt semi-sweet chocolate chips and mix in 1/3 cup evaporated milk. Add butter, vanilla and sifted powdered sugar.