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Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
It's almost impossible to resist soft, chewy, chocolate chip cookie bars made with a gooey caramel layer on the inside!
Ingredients
- 250g unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated white sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon bicarb soda
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups dark chocolate chips
- 396g sweetened condensed milk
- 10 ounces soft salted caramel candy, unwrapped (about 40 pieces)
Steps
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9x13-inch baking pan with foil and coat liberally with cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, use an hand mixer to combine the butter and both sugars on medium speed for 2 minutes until fluffy.
- Add the eggs, vanilla, salt and baking soda and continue mixing until smooth, scraping the sides of the bowl as necessary.
- Turn the speed to low and add the flour until combined. Stir in the chocolate chips.
- Press half the dough into the prepared pan.
- Add caramels and sweetened condensed milk into a large microwave safe bowl. Microwave for 20 seconds at a time, mixing each time until smooth.
- Pour the caramel mixture on top of the dough in the pan and drop the remaining dough evenly in teaspoon-size amounts on top of the caramel.
- Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until the centre is just set.
- Allow to cool completely in the pan before cutting into bars.