Peanut Butter Caramel Toffee Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars – what more could you ask for? These cookie bars combine all your favorite flavors into one mouth watering bite that no one will be able to resist. Sure to become a new family favorite!
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OMG you guys. I am seriously about to blow your mind with these cookie bars. They have ALL of my favorite things – caramel, toffee, peanut butter, and OF COURSE, chocolate!
I am a HUGE fan of cookie bars. They are so, SO easy to make and there is just nothing like a big fat cookie bar chock full of goodness. For those of us with limited time on our hands who don’t want to worry about taking cookies in and out of the oven for an hour – bars are the way to go.
PLUS…bars allow for layers. Layers of flavor. Layers of creamy, caramelly goodness that just melts in your mouth.
It starts with an amazing cookie base that is chock full of flavor. The cookie bars are fortified with oats which helps it withstand the decadence that is sandwiched between the cookie layers.
An ooey, gooey caramel layer is the perfect center to these cookie bars. Perfection, without the mess. The caramel stays put and is the perfect counterpart to the cookie.
Soft and sweet, it’s exactly what your teeth want to bite into.
My boys gave these bars a bite and thought they had been instantly transported to heaven. I wholeheartedly agreed. Cut them into bite sized squares for your next party or wow your friends with these monster bars – you seriously can’t go wrong here!
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Peanut Butter Caramel Toffee Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
Ingredients
Caramel Filling
- 11 oz bag vanilla caramels
- 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
- 4 tbsp butter
Cookie Dough
- 12 tbsp unsalted butter
- 2 cups light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 2 eggs room temperature
- 1 tbsp vanilla
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup old fashioned oats
- 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 cups chocolate chips
- 1 cup Reese's peanut butter chips
- 1 cup Heath toffee bits
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Line a 9x13 inch baking dish with parchment paper.
- Unwrap caramels and place in a small saucepan with butter and sweetened condensed milk.
- Cook over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until caramels have fully melted and the mixture is nice and smooth.
- Cream butter and sugar together in a large mixing bowl. Add peanut butter and continue mixing.
- Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each egg. Add in vanilla.
- Combine flour, oats, baking powder, and salt in a small mixing bowl.
- Add the flour mixture slowly stirring until well combined.
- Stir in the chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, and toffee bits.
- Spread 2/3 of the dough on the bottom of the pan.
- Slowly pour caramel mixture evenly over the dough.
- Drop the remaining dough on top by the teaspoon. It doesn't have to be perfect!
- Bake for about 30 minutes. Let cool completely and then cut into bars.
Nutrition
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Sapoho says
I’m going to bump this up for 2020!
Made these today and they are amazing. VERY rich and decadent! Definitely a dish for a gathering – there is no way we’d be able to finish a 9×13 pan of this! 🙂 Being a Texan, next time I make them, I plan on bumping them up a notch with a half cup or so of chopped pecans.
Janine says
You were right these just blew my mind. I really try to eat healthy so if I am going to indulge it better be awesome and these did not disappoint. Honestly they should come with a warning they are just that good. Well in fairness peanut butter, chocolate, and caramel are my favourite things so of course I love it but honestly there are not words for these. Try them. Thanks for this recipe
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
You and I could be soul sisters Janine. Couldn’t have said it better myself lol! Thank you!
Kelsey says
I’m making these for Easter tomorrow and just sampled the dough… Oh my goodness! I can’t wait to have my family experience the deliciousness tomorrow.
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
One of my personal favorites!
Dot elliott says
Can u freeze these ? Thanks.
Amy says
What do I do if I want to make them peanut free? We loved them btw, just wanted to try w/o the peanut butter
Jo says
I wonder how it would taste if you substitute the peanut butter for Nutella & leave out the peanut butter chips or maybe try white chocolate chips? Just a thought ?