Turtle Cookie Bars (Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip and Pecan Cookie Bars

• Vegetarian

• Refrigerated

  • 2 Eggs, large

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 tsp Baking soda
  • 1 cup Brown sugar
  • 11 oz Caramels, soft
  • 2 1/2 cups Flour
  • 1 1/2 cups Milk chocolate chips
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 Sea salt
  • 1/2 cup Sugar
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract

• Nuts & Seeds

  • 1 cup Pecans

• Dairy

  • 1 cup Butter
  • 3 tbsp Heavy cream

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Description

Ingredients

• 1 cup softened butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• ½ cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 2½ cups flour
• 1½ cups milk chocolate chips
• 1 cup chopped pecans (or walnuts)
• 11 oz soft caramels, unwrapped
• 3 TBS heavy cream
• sea salt

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Line a 9x13 baking dish with foil and coat completely with nonstick spray.
• In a large bowl, beat the butter, brown sugar and white sugar for about 2 minutes, or until light and fluffy.
• Add in the eggs and vanilla, and stir to combine.
• Add in the salt, baking soda and flour and mix until just combined.
• Mix in the chocolate chips and chopped nuts.
• Press half of the cookie dough evenly into the baking dish.
• Add the caramels and heavy cream in a medium sauce pan over medium heat. Heat caramels, stirring often, until they are creamy.
• Pour caramels over the cookie dough.
• Drop remaining cookie dough over the caramel by the tablespoon.
• Bake bars in the oven for 30-35 minutes, until they are golden and the center is just set.
• Sprinkle sea salt over the top and allow bars to cool.
• Remove bars from the pan with the foil and cut and serve.