Cashews, M&M’s, and Ganache… oh my!

If you like a crunchy cookie, you’ll love these. It’s a bar cookie, but with more crunch and a fabulous “sweet and salty” effect. I added a little course sea salt to the top of mine, and I did the caramel topping instead of the ganache…. for my first batch.

The second batch, I did the recipe exactly as it was written. Both were very tasty, but I’d have to say that overall, I liked the caramel topping more than the ganache.

I know, I know. It’s ganache. But the other one was C.A.R.A.M.E.L.! Do I really need to explain? I mean, don’t get me wrong. I’m definitely a ganache girl. Love the stuff. But we’re talking about caramel here. It’s tough to top caramel, even with ganache.

OOOHHHH!!!! That’s EXACTLY what I’m going to do with then next batch… top the caramel with ganache! Why didn’t I think of that before? I mean, if they are that good separate, imagine how they’d taste together!

Oh my. I think I need to lay down now. I’m getting a bit overly excited here.

Give these M&M Cashew Pretzel Bars a try. And what the heck, try both toppings at the same time. Then tell me you aren’t in heaven…

Happy Baking!

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