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Ingredients
- 16 T (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 3/4 cups (222 g) AP flour (I used King Arthur)
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 t fine sea salt
- 1 cup peanut butter chips
- 2 small cookie scoops (50 g) of natural peanut butter
- 1/2 t coarse sea salt
- 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 t vanilla
- 1 cup M&Ms
- additional coarse sea salt for sprinkling
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