Peanut Butter Caramel Toffee Cookie Bars
A chocolate chip cookie dough is spread into a 9×13 pan, swirled with peanut butter and caramel sauce, and covered with toffee bits and chocolate chips before baking, for sixteen rich bars.
The dough uses a cup each of white and brown sugar, creamed with softened butter until fluffy, then two eggs and vanilla, with flour, baking soda and salt mixed in only until they disappear. Spread it in a parchment-lined pan, drizzle a cup of creamy peanut butter and a cup of caramel sauce over the top, and drag a knife through to make swirls. Toffee bits and semi-sweet chocolate chips go on next, and the pan bakes at 350°F for 25 to 30 minutes, until the edges are golden and the center looks set.
Caramel and peanut butter stay soft while warm, so cut the bars only after they have cooled completely. Lifting the whole slab out by the parchment makes neat squares easier, and small ones are plenty given how rich they are. They belong to the bake-sale side of my dessert recipes.
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A brown sugar cookie dough swirled with peanut butter and caramel sauce and topped with toffee bits and chocolate chips.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 16 bars 1x
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 cup caramel sauce
- 1 cup toffee bits
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a 9×13-inch baking pan with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, beat the butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs and vanilla and mix until well combined.
- In a separate bowl, whisk the flour, baking soda and salt. Add gradually to the butter mixture, mixing just until combined.
- Spread the dough evenly in the prepared pan.
- Drizzle the peanut butter and caramel sauce over the dough, then swirl them together with a knife.
- Sprinkle the toffee bits and chocolate chips evenly over the top.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes, until the edges are golden brown and the center is set.
- Cool completely before cutting into squares.
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