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Have you had a carmelita cookie bar before?
It’s basically an oat filled chocolate chip cookie, stuffed with caramel and topped with chocolate. Also known as pure cookie bliss.
I love that Pillsbury made a super easy version with their chocolate chip cookie dough, it’s so simple to make!
Just combine their ready made chocolate chip cookie dough with some oats and press a little more than half of the cookie dough into a pan and bake it.
Combine some salted caramel topping with a little flour and your caramel filling is ready to go!
Add a few chopped pecans to the remaining cookie dough and mix it together!
Spread that caramel topping over the cookie layer and then sprinkle the remaining cookie dough on top.
I mean, how easy is this!?!
I think the most difficult thing about this recipe is waiting for these bars to cool completely.
Make it look extra fancy with a drizzle of chocolate and a sprinkle of coarse salt.
I’m not kidding you when I say that these cookie bars are on high demand in our house! So good and that gorgeous caramel ribbon in the middle is to die for!
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Easy Salted Carmelitas
Ingredients
- 2 rolls, 16.5 oz each Pillsbury™ refrigerated chocolate chip cookies
- 1 cup oats, old-fashioned
- 2/3 cup salted caramel topping
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup pecans, chopped
- 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- sea salt, Coarse (if desired)
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray 9-inch square pan with cooking spray, or line with nonstick foil.
- In large bowl, break up cookie dough. Stir or knead in oats. Reserve 1 1/2 cups dough in small bowl for topping; set aside. Press remaining dough evenly in pan. Bake 20 to 22 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 5 minutes.
- In small bowl, mix caramel topping and flour until well blended. Using spoon, drizzle evenly over bars to within 1/2 inch of pan edges.
- Mix pecans into reserved dough. Crumble evenly over caramel. Bake 25 to 28 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely, about 1 1/2 hours.
- In small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips uncovered on High 45 seconds to 1 minute, stirring until melted. Place in small resealable food-storage plastic bag; cut off small corner of bag, and squeeze to drizzle over bars. Sprinkle with sea salt.
- For bars, cut into 4 rows by 4 rows. Store tightly covered at room temperature.
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Gina @Running to the Kitchen
These look like they are to die for! Yummmm!!
Erin @ Dinners, Dishes, and Desserts
Caramelitas are one of my favorites – so easy and that gooey caramel! These look amazing!
Liz @ The Lemon Bowl
Dude. Holy Smokes!! I want this!
Shawn
Thanks Liz! They are so good and so easy to make! 🙂
Jenny Flake
These are perfect for Holiday Baking! Beautiful video too!!
Shawn
Thank you Jenny! 🙂
carrian cheney
What a good idea to use cookie dough!
Shawn
I know, right?! So yummy! Thanks Carrion! 🙂
Taylor @ Food Faith Fitness
I am having a major moment with salting things! I especially love salt and caramel, so these babies are MINE!
Shawn
The salted caramel really takes these over the top! 🙂
Holly N @ Spend With Pennies
I absolutely LOVE carmelitas and I love how quick and easy these are to whip up! They look delicious!
Shawn
Thanks Holly! 🙂