Salted Caramel Cookie Bars Recipe
Rich and creamy salted caramel in between dark chocolate chip cookies, this indulgent cookie bar recipe is what dessert dreams are made of!
Servings: 12 bars
Calories: 644kcal
Ingredients
Salted Caramel Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar granulated
- 6 tbsp butter unsalted, room temperature
- ½ cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 tsp sea salt
Chocolate Chip Cookie Ingredients
- 1 cup butter unsalted, room temperature
- ¾ cup brown sugar packed
- ¾ cup sugar granulated
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 large egg room temperature
- 2 ¼ cup flour
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 2 cup dark chocolate chips
Instructions
- To make the salted caramel: Place sugar in a small saucepan over medium-low heat.1 cup sugar
- Slowly melt the sugar, stirring every 20-30 seconds until it caramelizes into chunks and eventually becomes a smooth liquid.
- Remove from heat and stir in the butter.6 tbsp butter
- Add heavy cream and salt, stirring until well combined.½ cup heavy whipping cream, 1 tsp sea salt
- Transfer the caramel to a bowl and let it cool.
- Preheat your oven to 350℉. Grease a 9x13” baking dish and set it aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, and vanilla extract using a hand-held mixer on medium speed.1 cup butter, ¾ cup brown sugar, ¾ cup sugar, 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Beat in the eggs one at a time, mixing after each addition until fully incorporated.2 large egg
- Add flour, baking soda, baking powder, and sea salt to the batter, mixing on low speed until just combined.2 ¼ cup flour, ½ tsp baking soda, ½ tsp baking powder, 1 tsp sea salt
- Stir in the chocolate chips.2 cup dark chocolate chips
- Divide the cookie dough in half. Press one half into an even layer in the prepared baking dish.
- Bake for 10 minutes.
- Spread the cooled salted caramel over the baked cookie dough layer, using a spatula to smooth it out.
- Use the remaining cookie dough to form a top layer by shaping balls of dough in your hands and placing them over the caramel layer. Some caramel may peek through the top layer of cookie dough.
- Bake for an additional 15-18 minutes, or until golden brown.
- Let the bars cool before slicing and serving.
Notes
- For an extra indulgent dessert, serve the bars warm and fresh out of the oven with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
- If you want extra caramel to top the bars, consider making 1.5 times the amount called for in the recipe.
- Feel free to stir in 1/2 cup of chopped pecans to the batter for added crunch and flavor.
- This recipe can be easily adapted for gluten-free diets by using gluten-free flour.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 644kcal | Carbohydrates: 78g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 35g | Saturated Fat: 25g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 98mg | Sodium: 651mg | Potassium: 278mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 53g | Vitamin A: 841IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 131mg | Iron: 2mg