Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
Soft, chewy cookie bars layered with gooey salted caramel and melted chocolate chips—simple to make, rich in flavor, and guaranteed to impress.
Ingredients
For the Cookie Dough:
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup light brown sugar packed
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
For the Caramel Mixture:
- 11 oz soft caramels unwrapped
- 14 oz sweetened condensed milk
- ½ teaspoon sea salt flakes such as Maldon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a 9×13-inch pan with parchment.
- Cream butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until fluffy, then beat in eggs and vanilla.
- Whisk flour, sea salt, and baking soda in a separate bowl, then mix into the wet ingredients and fold in chocolate chips.
- Press two-thirds of the dough into the pan for the base.
- Melt caramels and sweetened condensed milk over low heat until smooth, then stir in sea salt flakes.
- Pour caramel over the base and drop spoonfuls of remaining dough on top.
- Bake 30–35 minutes until golden and set. Cool completely before slicing.