Salted Caramel Oatmeal Cookie Bars
Is there anything better than a cookie + salted caramel + oatmeal + chocolate?! These Salted Caramel Oatmeal Cookie Bars truly have it all!
Servings: 16 bars
Ingredients
- 1 batch oatmeal chocolate chip cookie dough omit the chocolate chips
- 1 batch homemade caramel* salted caramel variation
- 1 (4-oz) bar bittersweet chocolate chopped
- Coarse sea salt for sprinkling
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 9-inch square pan with parchment paper, leaving a 1-inch overhang on each side. Spray with cookie spray.
- Prepare cookie dough according to directions in this blog post, omitting the chocolate chips. Do not chill the dough.
- Spoon about 2/3 of the dough into prepared baking pan, pressing into an even layer with the back of a spoon. Bake 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, prepare the caramel according to this blog post, using the salted caramel variation; set aside to cool slightly.
- Sprinkle chocolate over first layer of dough in a single layer. Drizzle with 3/4 cup salted caramel, spreading into an even layer with the back of a spoon.
- Evenly distribute remaining 1/3 dough in pieces over the caramel (it's ok if it doesn't completely cover the caramel - I think it looks pretty to have some caramel showing through).
- Bake additional 20 to 25 minutes or until edges are golden brown and center is still slightly jiggly. Cool bars completely in pan before sprinkling with salt, slicing and serving.
Notes
*If you're crunched for time or you don't want to make homemade caramel, store-bought is completely fine to use instead.