Tessa’s Recipe Rundown
Taste: Salty sweet perfection!!
Texture: The cookie is oh so soft, chewy, and slightly gooey and the caramel sandwiched in the middle is ridiculously thick and sticky in the best possible way.
Ease: Easy peasy! You don’t need a mixer and we’re cheating slightly with the caramel.
Appearance: Those layers of sweet goodness get my mouth watering every time.
Pros: Total comfort food.
Cons: None!
Would I make this again? YES. These bars happen to go great with ice cream if you’re feeling particularly sinful.
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I’m about to hop on a plane!
I’m headed to Kansas City for the Chopped Conference where I’ll be co-hosting the Food Blog Success Summit with conference organizer Marly and one of my favorite bloggers Kathryne. I am SO excited. Often times food blogging as a full-time job involves lots of baking, cleaning, photographing, and staring at the computer completely by myself for hours on end. Most of the times it’s beyond awesome. But sometimes it can be a little lonely so I’m thrilled to see the faces of all the lovely bloggers you probably know and love. Woohoo!
I am actually really sad that I didn’t save one of these Salted Caramel Cookie Bars for the plane. Sometimes having a little treat is the only highlight of a boring plane ride. I’ll have to resort to overpriced airport candy because these cookie bars did not last long. Not surprising considering they are incredible. The perfect combination of sweet flavors and chewy gooey textures. I hope you’ll make them soon!
The full Salted Caramel Cookie Bar recipe can be found on Imperial Sugar’s website!
This post was written by me on behalf of Imperial Sugar. All text, photos, and opinions provided are my own.
Salted Caramel Cookie Bars
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 sticks (170 grams) unsalted butter, melted
- 1 cup (125 grams) Imperial Sugar Dark Brown Sugar
- 1 large egg plus 1 egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon fine salt
- 1 1/2 cups (191 grams) all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups (255 grams) semisweet chocolate chips
- 11 ounces caramel candy squares, unwrapped
- 3 tablespoons heavy cream
- Flaked sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line an 8 by 8-inch metal pan with aluminum foil and spray with nonstick cooking spray.
- Combine butter with sugar and stir until smooth. If still very hot, let cool slightly. Stir in egg, egg yolk, and vanilla until smooth. Add in salt and flour and stir until combined. Gently stir in chocolate chips.
- In a microwave-safe bowl combine caramels and heavy cream. Microwave in 30 second bursts, stirring between bursts, until mixture is melted and smooth. Be careful not to overheat.
- Press half cookie dough evenly into prepared pan. Pour the caramel evenly over dough. Sprinkle all over with sea salt. Scoop remaining dough into spoonfuls over caramel, gently spreading until caramel is mostly covered. Sprinkle with additional sea salt.
- Bake for 30 minutes, or until golden brown. Allow to cool to room temperature before chilling for 30 minutes to make bars easier to cut. Slice into large bars or squares and serve. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
I have searched but can’t find this recipe—
do you need to line them with foil? i made them for yhe second time and so delicious, however, I feel as if the foil makes it messier. Can they just be added directly into dreased pan?
I find the opposite to be true, but if you prefer no foil then go for it!
What brand of caramels did you use. I used the square ones that are a harder caramel in a recipe and they hardened up after they were baked and cold.
Hi Tessa! I’ m doing these beauties tomorrow, I have a question: there is no baking powder in the ingredients of the cookies sandwich, am I right?? Can’t wait to eat the whole bunch! Thanks!
I can’t wait to make these cookie bars! They sound and look amazing. Also, your photos are gorgeous… I can’t stop my mouth from watering! I would be honored if you checked out our conference and affiliate program. We need awesome bloggers like you! http://www.foodbloggingconference.com/become-an-affiliate/
These bars look sinfully good!! I love all of the caramel!
Oh. My. GOODNESS! Look at that caramel just trying so hard to not ooze all over the place. I can only imagine how incredible these would be with a scoop of ice cream on top.
These bars look like absolute perfection! The caramel layer just puts them on a whole new level of delicious! 🙂
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I’m in the airport right now, heading for Kansas City! Excited to attend your Food Blog Success Summit tomorrow.
Excuse me while I drool. Have so much fun at Chopped!
They look delicious, I’m dreaming about them right now, trying to imagine how it would feel to eat one. I guess I’ll have to make them to know for sure.
These look absolutely incredible Tessa! I want to make them right now!!