Caramelitas
These indulgent caramelitas are full of silky-smooth caramel and rich chocolate chips that get sandwiched between a buttery oatmeal cookie crust! It’s an easy one bowl recipe that everyone is sure to love.
Servings: 16 people
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup melted butter 1.5 sticks
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup old fashioned oats
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 35 Individually wrapped caramels kraft or werther's
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F and line your 8x8 baking pan with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine melted butter with brown sugar and vanilla extract. Mix until smooth, then sprinkle in flour, oats and baking soda. Mix until there are no streaks of flour remaining.
- Using your fingertips, press 1/2 of the oatmeal cookie mixture into the bottom of your prepared pan. Bake for 10 minutes.
- While the crust bakes, melt the caramels and heavy cream together until smooth. Stovetop or microwave work well here.
- When the crust is done baking, evenly sprinkle on chocolate chips, then drizzle the melted caramel on top. Sprinkle the remaining oatmeal cookie mixture on top and bake for another 15 minutes.
- Let the bars cool completely before slicing into 16 squares. This ensures the bars will hold together when slicing.