Here’s a delicious recipe for Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars—chewy, sweet, and perfect for sharing! 🍫🍬
Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
Ingredients (Makes 16 bars)
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 cup chocolate chips (semi-sweet or milk chocolate)
- 1 cup soft caramel bits or chopped caramel candies
- Optional: sea salt for sprinkling
Instructions
1. Preheat Oven
- Preheat oven to 350°F / 175°C
- Grease a 9×13-inch baking pan or line with parchment paper
2. Mix Wet Ingredients
- In a large bowl, whisk melted butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until smooth.
- Add eggs and vanilla, mix until fully combined.
3. Add Dry Ingredients
- In a separate bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Gradually stir into wet mixture until just combined.
4. Fold in Chocolate & Caramel
- Gently fold in chocolate chips and caramel bits.
5. Bake
- Spread batter evenly into prepared pan.
- Bake 25–30 minutes or until edges are golden and center is set.
- Optional: sprinkle sea salt on top immediately after baking for a salted caramel twist.
6. Cool & Slice
- Allow to cool completely in pan before cutting into bars.
Tips & Variations
- Chewier bars: Slightly underbake by 2–3 minutes
- Double chocolate: Add ½ cup cocoa powder to flour
- Extra gooey: Drizzle with caramel sauce after baking
If you want, I can also make a quick 1-bowl microwave version of these bars that’s ready in under 15 minutes.
Do you want me to do that?
