Ingredients:
- ¾ cup salted butter
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup old fashioned oats
- ¾ cup milk chocolate chips
- ½ cup semi sweet chocolate chips
- ¼ cup toffee bits (Heath bar)
- 6 ounces caramel bits (I used Werther's baking caramels, but Kraft is also an option too!)
- 2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
- flaked sea salt, for topping
Directions:
- 1. Preheat the oven to 350 F. Grease an 8x8 pan with cooking spray and line with parchment.
- 2. In a large mixing bowl fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter, brown sugar, and vanilla until light and fluffy.
- 3. Add salt, baking soda, flour, and oats, mixing until combined.
- 4. Press half the dough onto the bottom of the 8x8 pan. Bake for 8 minutes.
- 5. While bars bake, melt caramel and cream together in the microwave. Nuke in 30 second increments, stirring in between until mixed and melted.
- 6. Top the warm bottom layer of the bars with both chocolate chips and toffee bits, followed by warm caramel sauce.
- 7. Place dollops of remaining dough on top, not worrying about it spreading evenly over the top.
- 8. Bake an additional 15-17 minutes, or until the edges are a golden brown and the caramel is bubbling. Remove from oven and sprinkle with flaked salt. (I found that mine took a bit longer to bake.)
Notes:
- I prefer to make these a few hours in advance so that they can completely set up before cutting.
I have doubled this recipe many times and baked it in a 9x13 pan instead. If you choose to double the recipe, add 2-3 minutes to each part of the baking.
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