Chocolate Chip Caramel Bars
Chocolate Chip Caramel Bars have the best chewy texture and are the perfect combination of sweet and salty with just a touch of caramel flavor. A great dessert for any occasion and super easy to bake and share.
Servings: 12
Calories: 571kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter soften
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs large
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 ½ cup all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 2 cups chocolate chips
- ½ cup caramel sauce
- 1 cup pecans toasted and chopped
- ½ teaspoon flake sea salt optional for garnish
Instructions
- Cream butter until smooth in a large mixer bowl.
- Add brown sugar and granulated sugar and mix for 2 minutes at medium speed.
- Add eggs and vanilla and mix until combined.
- Add flour, baking soda and salt and mix well.
- Add chocolate chips and chopped pecans, mixing at low speed for 1 minute.
- Grease a 9 x 13 inch baking dish with butter or nonstick cooking spray.
- Press chocolate chip cookie dough into the bottom of the pan in an even layer.
- Drizzle caramel sauce over the top and swirl with a butter knife, cutting the caramel into the top of the cookie dough.
- Bake for 45 minutes to 55 minutes until golden brown.
- Remove from oven to a wire rack. Sprinkle with sea salt flakes if desired.
- Cool completely before slicing into squares.
Notes
Storage: Store cookie bars in an airtight container or covered in plastic wrap at room temperature up to 5 days. Freeze up to 3 months.
Variations: Use any flavor of chips for this recipe that you have on hand or a combination of chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, caramel chips or peanut butter chips.
Serve Warm: Serve these decadent cookie bars while warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and homemade caramel sauce made with heavy cream for a special occasion dessert any time of year.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 571kcal | Carbohydrates: 72g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 68mg | Sodium: 552mg | Potassium: 193mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 49g | Vitamin A: 525IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 60mg | Iron: 2mg
