Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Bars

Name: Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Bars
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 2 1/8 cups cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp baking soda; 12 Tbsp butter (metled, cooled to room temperature); 1 cup light brown sugar; 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 1 large egg; 1 large egg yolk; 2 tsp vanilla extract; 2 cups chocolate chips; 1/2 cup salted caramel (I use Trader Joe's); sea salt for sprinkling over bars

December 14, 2017 by Courtney 23 Comments

Good morning, friends! I have a treat for you today. These are a splurge and always a holiday tradtition. I first tried these Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Bars roughly six years ago at a picnic. I was hooked and so was my family. Hope they will soon become a favorite of yours, too.

These are a rich, melt in your mouth type of cookie bar. They are scrumptious and always a crowd pleaser.

Yields: 18 cookie bars. Prep time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 30 minutes

striped napkins | cutting board | gold cups | gold measuring cups

INGREDIENTS

2 1/8 cups all-purpose flour (I often sub Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free flour)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
12 tablespoons butter, melted and cooled to room temperature
1 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 large egg yolk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups chocolate chips
1/4 to 1/2 cup of caramel ( I use Trader Joe’s)
sea salt, for sprinkling over caramel and bars

DIRECTIONS

ONE

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spray an 11 x 7 glass dish with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.

TWO

In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, salt, and baking soda. Set aside.

THREE

In the bowl of a stand mixer, mix the melted butter and sugars together until combined. Add the egg, egg yolk, and vanilla extract and mix until smooth. Slowly add the dry ingredients and mix on low, just until combined. Stir in the chocolate chips.

*Warm up jar of caramel and drizzle 1/4 to 1/2 cup of sauce over cookie dough. Do not use the whole jar as the bars will be too goopy! Trust me! I’ve learned.

FOUR

Divide the cookie dough in half. Press half of the cookie dough into the prepared pan, smoothing the top. Pour hot caramel over the cookie dough. Sprinkle caramel with sea salt. Drop spoonfuls of cookie dough over the caramel and spread dough with a spatula until the caramel is covered. Sprinkle the bars with additional sea salt.

FIVE

Bake cookie bars for 30 minutes or until the top of the bars are light golden brown and the edges start to pull away from the pan. Cool bars on a wire rack to room temperature. Cut bars into squares and serve. So yummy!

While I am not usually a milk drinker, a warm salted caramel chocolate chip bar and a cold glass of milk is heavenly. Let me know if you give them a try.

There are almost always baked goods out on our counter this time of year. Are you the same way? If you are new to my blog, feel free to come back later and take a look around. My recent Christmas Tour can be seen here.

5 from 1 vote