Description
Thick, chewy cookie bars layered with gooey salted caramel and melty chocolate chips.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2.25 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter (melted)
- 1.25 cups brown sugar
- 0.5 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs (large)
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1.5 cups chocolate chips
- 11 oz soft caramel candies (unwrapped)
- 0.25 cup heavy cream
- flaky sea salt (for topping)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a 9×13 pan with parchment paper.
- Whisk flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
- Mix melted butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until smooth.
- Add eggs and vanilla; mix well.
- Fold in dry ingredients, then chocolate chips.
- Press half the dough into the pan.
- Melt caramels with cream until smooth and spread over dough.
- Top with remaining dough and sprinkle with sea salt.
- Bake 30–35 minutes until golden and set.
Notes
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30–35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 22 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 42 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 50 mg
Keywords: Gooey Salted Caramel Chocolate