Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

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, 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.

INGREDIENTS:

Caramel Filling:
• 11 ounce bag vanilla caramels.
• 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk.
• 4 Tablespoons butter.

Cookie Dough:
• 12 Tablespoons unsalted butter.
• 2 cup light brown sugar.
• 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter.
• 2 eggs, room temperature.
• 1 Tablespoons vanilla.
• 2 cup flour.
• 1 cup old fashioned oats.
• 2 1/2 Teaspoon baking powder.
• 1 Teaspoon salt.
• 2 cup chocolate chips.
• 1 cup Reese’s peanut butter chips.
• 1 cup Heath toffee bits.

INSTRUCTIONS:

-Preheat oven to 350° degrees.
-Line a 9 x 13 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 30minutes. Let cool completely and then cut into bars.