Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

By harvard88

Ingredients

• 12 tablespoons butter, melted and cooled
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg plus 1 egg yolk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips
• 11 ounces caramel bits (or 11 ounces caramel squares, unwrapped)
• 3 tablespoons heavy cream
• sea salt, for sprinkling

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from thebakerupstairs.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325. Prepare a 9 x 13 pan by lining with foil. In a large mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, combine butter and sugars and mix until combined. Add egg and egg yolk and vanilla, and mix until combined. Add flour, baking soda, and salt, and mix until just combined (be careful not to over mix). Gently fold chocolate chips into the dough. In a microwave-safe bowl, combine the caramels and heavy cream, and microwave on high power at twenty second intervals, stirring in between, until melted and smooth. Spread half of the cookie mixture in the prepared pan, pushing with your hands to form an even layer. Pour the melted caramel over the top and spread to cover. Sprinkle with sea salt. Top with remaining cookie dough. (I found it easiest to put the cookie dough on a cutting board and smush it with my hands into an even layer about the size of my pan, then transfer it to the baking pan.) Sprinkle the top with more sea salt. Bake 25-30 minutes or until very lightly golden around the edges. Be careful not to over bake! The cookies are best if they are soft and a little gooey. Remove from oven and let cool 10-15 minutes, then remove to a cooling rack. Cool almost to room temperature before slicing.