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Salted Caramel Cookie Bars

July 18, 2016 by Abby

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A chewy, flavorful store-bought cookie mix becomes salted caramel cookie bars with the addition of a rich and easy homemade caramel topping.

A chewy, flavorful store-bought cookie mix becomes salted caramel cookie bars with the addition of a rich and easy homemade caramel topping.


A few months ago, I took my decadent double chocolate brownie recipe and, because I could, added a homemade caramel topping. The result was out of this world, but it was a fairly time consuming process; I essentially made two different recipes from scratch. It was worth it, but it wasn’t something I typically have time to reproduce.

That’s why, when I found these Nestle Toll House Baking Mixes at Walmart, I knew immediately what I would create. The bars are awesome on their own. You get the coveted chewiness of a perfect chocolate chip cookie in a fraction of the time it would take you to roll out individual balls of dough, but you also get the option to customize them in a zillion different, but equally delicious, ways.

A chewy, flavorful store-bought cookie mix becomes salted caramel cookie bars with the addition of a rich and easy homemade caramel topping.

Don’t let the homemade caramel part fool you; this recipe is easy. Just add your caramels and your cream to a bowl and microwave until you have a smooth mixture. Spread it over the cooled bars and you’re done. The hardest part about making these salted caramel cookie bars? Waiting for the caramel to set up before you dig in.

A chewy, flavorful store-bought cookie mix becomes salted caramel cookie bars with the addition of a rich and easy homemade caramel topping.

Salted Caramel Cookie Bars

Ingredients

1 box NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Cookies & More Cookie Baking Mix with Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels, prepared according to package instructions for cookie bars
30 caramels, unwrapped
1/4 c. heavy cream
kosher salt or sea salt

Instructions

While cookie bars are cooling, combine caramels and and heavy cream in a large microwave-safe bowl. Microwave for 30 second increments, stirring after each time, until caramels are melted into a smooth sauce.

Pour the caramel evenly over the cooled cookie bars and use a spatula to spread. The caramel will begin to set up immediately, so spread quickly. Allow caramel to dry for one to two hours before sprinkling with salt and serving.

Notes

The caramel can be made on the stove top if you prefer. Just make the heat is low so as not to scorch it.

Nestle Toll House Baking Mixes come in three other flavors, all of which would be heavenly paired with this homemade caramel. Try them all, or get more recipe inspiration.

Can’t get enough decadent desserts? You’ve got to try my brown sugar pound cake with caramel icing, or these s’mores fudge bars.



A chewy, flavorful store-bought cookie mix becomes salted caramel cookie bars with the addition of a rich and easy homemade caramel topping.A chewy store bought cookie mix becomes salted caramel cookie bars with the addition of a rich and easy homemade caramel topping.

A chewy, flavorful store-bought cookie mix becomes salted caramel cookie bars with the addition of a rich and easy homemade caramel topping.

Filed Under: food, in the kitchen, recipes, sweets — Tagged With: bars, caramel, chocolate, chocolate chips, cookie, dessert, recipe, recipes, sweets

Comments

  1. Kristan @ Pink Rose Co. says

    July 18, 2016 at 11:05 am

    Oh goodness these look so so so good! Pinning now!

    • Abby says

      July 18, 2016 at 12:04 pm

      Thank you, Kristan! I hope you decide to make it!

  2. Georgina Ingham | Culinary Travels says

    July 19, 2016 at 6:42 am

    Oh my these look glorious. Definitely pinning for later.

    • Abby says

      July 24, 2016 at 9:23 pm

      Thank you, Georgina! I hope you get the chance to try the recipe.

  3. Jocelyn says

    July 19, 2016 at 7:11 pm

    Are you taking the whole month off for the Alder Collective?

    • Abby says

      July 24, 2016 at 9:22 pm

      I’m so sorry, Jocelyn, we totally dropped the ball on the party! We are taking the whole month off, kind of accidentally as we realized we’re all a lot busier this month than we thought (especially when my baby came a month early!).

  4. Oriana @Mommy's Home Cooking says

    July 20, 2016 at 9:21 am

    These Caramel Salted Cookie Bars look delicious. I am glad you enjoyed the new NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® baking mixes. Thanks #client

    • Abby says

      July 24, 2016 at 9:22 pm

      Thank you, Oriana! The whole family LOVED them.

  5. Cristi says

    July 29, 2016 at 7:58 pm

    These look amazing! And the Nestle Tollhouse Baking Mixes? Never would’ve thought! Thanks so much for sharing.

    • Abby says

      August 1, 2016 at 10:08 am

      I know, it’s a delicious shortcut!

  6. Mary says

    August 26, 2016 at 10:05 am

    Do you cut the cookie bars up first before you pour caramel sauce over them ?

    • Abby says

      August 29, 2016 at 5:16 am

      Hi, Mary! I don’t. I spread the caramel over the sheet of bars and then, when the caramel is set, I cut them.

  7. Jim says

    August 29, 2016 at 5:19 pm

    They look tasty…but please have someone proof read…pour not poor…sorry….

    • Abby says

      August 29, 2016 at 9:04 pm

      Thanks, Jim!

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