Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars are so EASY to make! They have a gooey caramel layer nestled between two layers of chocolate chip cookies!
Use your favorite chocolate chip cookie dough recipe, or tale a shortcut and make them with store-bought cookie dough. Either way, you’ll be addicted!
Caramel desserts are my husbands favorite desserts all the way! Salted caramel chocolate is even better!
These caramel cookie bars are both! They’re seriously so darn easy to make it’s dangerous! They’re gooey and salty sweet! So yummy!
Caramel Cookie Bars Ingredients:
I know how busy life gets! So I’m letting you in on my shortcut secrets today! Don’t feel bad about buying store bought cookie dough! 2 ingredient cookie recipes make life easier!
- Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough – As I said, use your favorite homemade cookie recipe, or buy prepared cookie dough.
- Dulce de Leche – You’ll find this near the sweetened condensed milk in the grocery store. It’s in a short can.
How to Make Chocolate Chip Caramel Bars:
To make cleanup easier line a pan with aluminum foil and spray with nonstick cooking spray.
STEP 1: Press half of the cookie dough in the prepared pan.
STEP 2: Spread caramel over the top. Be sure to get it to the edges.
STEP 3: Top with the rest of the cookie dough.
STEP 4: Bake. Cool. Cut.
Little Dairy on the Prairie Pro Tip: Sprinkle coarse sea salt over the caramel layer to add a bit of savory flavor to offset all the sweetness! Salted caramel chocolate chip cookie bars are the way to go!
Other Easy Bar Cookie Recipes:
Bar cookies are so much easier than dropping cookies! When it’s all about saving time you’re going to love these easy cookie recipes!
- Butterscotch Bar Cookies – made with cake mix
- Peanut Butter Fudge Cookies – made with store-bought cookie dough
- Coconut Sugar Cookie Bars – drizzle with lime
- Mint Magic Bars – so decadent
- Oatmeal Fudge Bar Cookies – best chocolate filling
- Creamy Lemon Bars – with cream cheese
I love it when you make my recipes and give me feedback! If you have a minute please comment below and leave a star ranking! Also, be sure to follow me on Pinterest, Instagram, and Facebook!
Chocolate Chip Caramel Bars Recipe:
Caramel Cookie Bars
Ingredients
- 18 ounce store-bought cookie dough or your favorite homemade chocolate chip cookie recipe
- 14 ounce dulce de leche
- to taste coarse sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Line a 9” x 9” pan with aluminum foil. Generously pray foil with baking spray.
- Press a little more than half of the cookie dough in the bottom of prepared baking pan.
- Spread dulce de leche over cookie dough. Sprinkle sea salt over caramel layer. Be generous!
- Crumble remaining cookie dough over dulce de leche.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes.
- Cool. Cut into squares.
Notes
Nutrition
Nancy | The Bitter Side of Sweet says
I am loving the caramel inside these bars!
Krista says
These are so easy! I have to make them next time I need a cookie!
Patricia @ Grab a Plate says
What caught my eye first?! The caramel!! Yes! What a great combo, and so easy to make! Love it!
Des says
Looks like enough just for me.
Katerina @ diethood .com says
These bars look amazing!! My kids would LOVE them!!
Amanda says
Oh wow, these are making my mouth water!!
Amy Engberson says
Oh my gosh! They are the most heavenly dessert!
Lisa Huff says
OMG these have my name written all over them!! Love all that caramel stuffed in the middle!
Amy Engberson says
They were calling my name too until my boys ate them all!
Luci's Morsels says
These look AMAZING! I have to try these ASAP!
Amy Engberson says
Can’t go wrong with all that Dulce de Leche!
Traci says
Ok these sounds ahhhhmazing! Like, beyond amazing! I was just reading your “about” and really want to sit at your dinner table and hear your family stories too 🙂 How fun!
Amy Engberson says
Anytime you mix chocolate and caramel you end up with amazing right?
I’d love to have you share a spot at our kitchen table with us! My boys are out of control most of the time. And most of the time I think it’s funny and my husband thinks I’m immature! But at the end of the day we always have fun! Come on over!
Jessica Robinson says
These chocolate chip cookie bars look beyond delicious! Love the dulce de leche in the recipe! All that’s missing is serving them warm with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream and big glass of milk!
Amy Engberson says
Cookies always need a big huge scoop of ice cream or and ice cold glass of milk! At least that’s what us dairy farmers think!
Jessica Levinson says
These bars look so incredible! And only 2 ingredients needed! I’m sold!
Amy Engberson says
Seriously…you just can’t beat 2 ingredients! With a recipe this easy I don’t have anymore excuses for not making cookies!
Diana says
Dolce e luce is one of my favourite things! These cookies sound and look divine!
Amy Engberson says
Heck yes! I could eat it with a spoon straight from the can! Don’t judge me!