Caramelitas Cookie Bars
The best cookie bars recipe with layers of buttery oats, rich chocolate and creamy caramel which make these Caramelitas a delicious gooey treat.
Ingredients
- 2 (11oz) bags *Kraft caramel bits (in the baking aisle)
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 2 cups quick cooking oats
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 2 cups flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1-1/2 cups 3 sticks melted butter
- 2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Melt the caramel bits and whipping cream together in a large saucepan over medium heat until smooth. Set aside.
- In a large bowl mix the oats, brown sugar, flour and baking soda until combined well. Stir in the meted butter until you have a crumbly mixture.
- Press half of the oat mixture in to a greased 9×13 pan. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes.
- Sprinkle the chocolate chips over the baked base.
- Drizzle the caramel over the chocolate chips (they will be swimming in it.)
- Crumble up the remaining oat mixture into small chunks and gently cover the caramel.
- Bake for 15 more minutes at 350.
- Let cool for at least 4 hours on a wire rack, but the longer the better. I try to leave it over night. You can eat it earlier if you must, but be warned you will just have a gooey mess, not bars!
Notes
*Note, if you can't find the Kraft caramel bits, you can substitute 22oz of the regular Kraft caramels, unwrapped. Also, I like to keep these in the refrigerator! They are even yummier cold in my opinion!