Salted Caramel Browned Butter Chocolate Chip Bars

Name: Salted Caramel Browned Butter Chocolate Chip Bars
Prep time: 45 min
Total time: 2 h 10 min
Yield: 36 servings
Ingredients: 3/4 cup Land O Lakes® Butter; 1 1/2 cups firmly packed brown sugar; 2 large Land O Lakes® Eggs; 1 tablespoon vanilla extract; 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 cup chocolate chips; 1 (11-ounce) bag caramels, unwrapped; 3 tablespoons Land O Lakes® Heavy Whipping Cream; 1/2 teaspoon coarse sea salt

Browned butter chocolate chip cookie dough stuffed with salted caramel–what’s not to love? Bring these dessert bars to your next cookout, or have on hand for a snack.

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45 min

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02 hrs 10 min

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Ingredients

³/₄ cup Land O Lakes® Butter

1 ¹/₂ cups firmly packed brown sugar

2 large Land O Lakes® Eggs

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

1 ¹/₂ cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

¹/₂ teaspoon salt

1 cup chocolate chips

1 (11-ounce) bag caramels, unwrapped

3 tablespoons Land O Lakes® Heavy Whipping Cream

¹/₂ teaspoon coarse sea salt

How to make

STEP 1

Melt butter in heavy 2-quart saucepan over medium-high heat. Continue cooking, watching closely, 5 minutes or until butter foams and turns deep golden brown. Immediately remove from heat; pour into large bowl. Refrigerate 15 minutes.
STEP 2

Heat oven to 375°F. Line 13x9-inch baking pan with aluminum foil, extending foil over edges. Spray bottom of foil-lined pan with nonstick cooking spray; set aside.
STEP 3

Add brown sugar, eggs and vanilla to cooled browned butter; mix well. Add flour, baking powder and salt; stir just until combined. Stir in chocolate chips. Spread two-thirds of cookie dough into prepared pan. Reserve remaining dough.
STEP 4

Combine caramels and whipping cream in microwave-safe bowl. Microwave 1 minute; stir. Continue microwaving in 30-second intervals until completely melted. Pour mixture over cookie dough in pan; spread to 1/4 inch from sides. Sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon coarse sea salt. Drop pieces of reserved cookie dough over top of caramel. Sprinkle with remaining sea salt.
STEP 5

Bake 19-23 minutes or until golden brown around edges and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely.
STEP 6

Lift bars from pan, using foil ends. Cut into squares.