Chocolate Chip Caramel Cookie Bars

This brownie recipe, Chocolate Chip Caramel Cookie Bars, leans on salted butter, light brown sugar and all-purpose flour. It makes 24 Bars (9X13-inch pan) and takes about 37 minutes.

• Yield 24 Bars (9X13-inch pan)
• Ready in 37 minutes
• Prep 15 minutes
• Cook 22 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 cup salted butter
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups old-fashioned oats
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup caramel sauce (I use Trader Joe's caramel sauce or homemade)
• 1 cup semisweet, bittersweet or milk chocolate chips

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9X13-inch aluminum baking pan with foil (helps with cleanup) and lightly grease with cooking spray.
2. In a large bowl with an electric handheld mixer or in the bowl of an electric stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix together the softened butter and brown sugar until well-mixed. Add the flour, oats, salt and baking soda and mix until combined.
3. Press about 2/3 of the mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan. Bake for 10-11 minutes until lightly golden and puffy.
4. Pour the caramel sauce evenly over the top. Sprinkle the chocolate chips over the caramel. Finish by crumbling the remaining cookie mixture on top.
5. Bake for another 12-13 minutes until the edges are golden and the caramel is bubbling.
6. Remove from the oven and let cool completely in the pan before cutting into squares.

Cool the pan before you lift the squares.