Triple Chocolate Caramel Cookie Bars are soft and gooey and will feed a crowd. They’re rich and can be whipped up in a jiffy so they’re perfect for company or a make and take.
If you love an easy chocolate ooey gooey dessert bar that is bursting with caramel, this recipe is for you! Triple Chocolate Caramel Cookie Bars will feed a small army and wow the pickiest of dessert lovers.
This time of year those of us that love to cook and bake are the busiest of bees in our planning and cooking. I’m always on the lookout for dishes that don’t take a lot of time to put together, are easy to make and take, and that I think will appeal to everyone. For some reason (dessert addict) it’s usually requested that I make dessert for work parties, holiday gatherings or potlucks.
Freaky Friday Annual Virtual Holiday Cookie Exchange arrived just in time. The Freaky Friday blog hop is a group of bloggers that are secretly assigned each others’ blogs from which we choose a recipe appropriate for the theme. The blog that I was given was PicNic. The mastermind behind PicNic is the amazing Nicole. When they coined the phrase beauty and brains, they showed a picture of Nicole. Nicole has her Ph.D. in Molecular Neuroscience and loves teaching. She also loves being a wife and mother to a little boy and they live in New Zealand!
The hardest thing that I had to do was decide on one recipe from her blog. I first thought I wanted to make her Double Chocolate and Salted Caramel Muffins and then thinking I should look at something that I can make and take it like her Almond Butter Cookies. Then I stumbled, well fell hard, when I saw these Triple Chocolate Caramel Cookie Bars.
This recipe is going to become a regular in my household. They were everything that appeals to us and I just loved how easy they were to put together. I had everything that I needed in my pantry and will make sure that is always the case!
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Triple Chocolate Caramel Cookie Bars
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 5 oz butter unsalted, softened
- 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1/3 cup dark chocolate chips I used 60% cocoa
- 1/3 cup white chocolate chips
- 1/3 cup milk chocolate chips I used semi-sweet because that's what I had on hand
- 13 oz caramel sauce my jar was just a bit under 13 oz
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325°F. Grease or line a 9x13" pan.
- In a medium-sized bowl whisk the flour, salt, and baking powder together.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine the butter and brown sugar together. Mix until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add eggs one at a time, mixing after each addition. Add vanilla and mix until combined.
- With the mixer on low, slowly add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture. Mix until blended and then fold in the chocolate chips.
- Press half of the batter into the bottom of the pan. Pour or spoon the caramel sauce over the batter and then crumble the remaining batter over the caramel sauce.
- Bake for 30 minutes. Allow to cool completely before cutting. I found that chilling them helped with cutting these bars.
- Store leftover bars in an airtight container. I also stored mine covered in the refrigerator.
Nutrition
We’ve been noshing on these wonderful bars for 3 days. They are tender, chocolatey, ooey and gooey. We’ve shared them with the neighbors and still have a couple of rows that we’re savoring. I’ve stored them in the refrigerator which makes them a little easier to cut. It doesn’t take them any time to warm up and then pass the forks and watch them disappear!
I want to thank Nicole over at PicNic for sharing such a great recipe and Michaela at An Affair From The Heart for organizing all of our Freaky Friday events! Just go see for yourself all of the amazing recipes on PicNic. I’ll guarantee you’ll want to stay a while. While you’re at it, take a look at what these other Freaky Friday participants are cooking up!
An Affair from the Heart – Mocha Rum Balls
A Dish of Daily Life – Cherry Pie Cookies
A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures – Black Forest Rum Balls
Bacon Fatte – Mexican Wedding Cookies
The Devilish Dish – Rosé Meringue Cookies
The Foodie Affair – No Bake Cookie ~ Copycat Samoas
Full Belly Sisters – Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
Hostess at Heart – Chocolate Caramel Cookie Bars
LeMoine Family Kitchen – Chocolate Chip Cookie Dippers
Life Currents – Oatmeal Sandwich Cookies
Mildly Meandering – Vanilla Bean Pizzelle Cookies
Pic Nic – Lemon and Blueberry Bars
Plattertalk – White Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
Take Two Tapas – Savory Pecan Cornmeal Biscotti Bites
Seduction in the Kitchen – Orange Snowball Cookies
Who Needs a Cape? – Almond Raspberry Thumbprints
If you love cookie bars like I love cookie bars here are a few of my favorites!
So Good Cheesecake Cookie Bars
Easy Hazelnut Cookie Bars
Derby Pie Brownie Bars
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Avianti says
This looks so good! I love caramel and I love chocolate chip bars! Perfect combo!
Julie Menghini says
Thank you so much!
Odhikar says
Those looks delicious. Thanks.
Julie Menghini says
Thank you!
Techrax says
These bars look incredibly good,
Julie Menghini says
Thank you! We love them and they’re easy to put together.
Atul says
This looks so delicious. Truly an Caramel lovers delight;
Julie Menghini says
Thank you Atul! It is definitely one of my favorites!
Debbie Spivey says
I just tried to lick my screen!
Julie Menghini says
LOL! Thanks Debbie!
Michele @ Bacon Fatte says
These bars look incredibly good, Julie! That chocolate/caramel combo has my name written all over it!
Julie Menghini says
Thank you so much, Michele! We just polished off our second pan of these babies!
Michaela Kenkel says
Easy?? I am in!! Those look beyond decadent!! I can’t wait to get one in my hand!!
Julie Menghini says
Thank you, Michaela! We just polished off pan number 2 of these.
Madi says
This looks like such a drool-worthy dessert! Yum!
Julie Menghini says
Thank you, Madi!
Michelle says
I could go for one of those right now!! They look AMAZING!
Julie Menghini says
Thank you, Michelle!
Lori Vachon says
I haven’t baked a bar recipe in a long time…time to get baking because these look phenomenal!
Julie Menghini says
Thank you, Lori! They are so quick and easy! Perfect for this time of year!
Nicole says
These bars so so yummy, I’m so delighted that you picked these. And thanks for the super sweet comments <3
Julie Menghini says
Nicole, I had a hard time picking. There are a lot of great recipes on your site. So glad that this was the one because I’ve made it twice in 3 weeks for two separate events and everyone loved them and I loved how quick and easy they go together. Thank you, my friend!
Deanna says
I love caramel! These look sooo YUMMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Julie Menghini says
Thank you, Deanna! We’ve really enjoyed them…both pans full!
Sandra Shaffer says
I share that sweet tooth and boy do these look scrumptious! This is a great bar recipe to share at holiday potlucks!
Julie Menghini says
Thank you, Sandra! It definitely goes a long way. Even having a sweet tooth I can only eat small pieces so it’s perfect for a crowd.
justine says
Julie,these look wonderful! That oozing caramel is killing me!
Julie Menghini says
Thank you, Justine! I love chocolate and caramel and you definitely get your fill of both with these bars.
Angela says
Julie, these cookie bars sound so amazing!! Love all that caramel! Can’t wait to make these for Christmas!
Julie Menghini says
Thank you, Angela! They are so easy and will be perfect for your Christmas.
Judith Graber says
Triple chocolate and that lovely caramel oozing down the side of your bars has to be a winner. I don’t make bar cookies often and I think I should.
Julie Menghini says
Thank you, Judi. These bars are so easy to make that it has me wondering why I don’t make them more often too.
Dan from Platter Talk says
We love PicNic and the lady behind the site and you have certainly done her proud with this luscious dessert bar recipe. BRAVO and pass the milk!
Julie Menghini says
Thank you so much! She is certainly a sweet girl and I loved this recipe. I’ve already made it twice in less than 3 weeks.
debi at Life Currents says
These look so delicious! I might be tempted to eat the whole pan by myself.
Julie Menghini says
Thank you, Debi! These bars are pretty sweet so I’ve had to work a little harder to get through them LOL!
Loretta says
Another beautiful bar recipe. You just posted one a bit ago right? I’d love to make one of your bars to add to my Christmas baking list for when the family are here for Christmas. They all look good, but perhaps a personal favorite of yours?
Julie Menghini says
Thank you, Loretta! I think the bars are less work than cookies and I’ve made this particular one twice in 3 weeks and everyone has loved them. I really liked the cheesecake ones as well so my sweet tooth would have trouble picking between them. I have to start baking for Christmas. We don’t eat as much as we used to but it’s nice to have a few of the traditional sweets. Unfortunately, it will be here before I’m ready!
Christie says
Oh my word. These look fabulous. That caramel drizzle…. making me drool. Yum!
Julie Menghini says
Thank you, Christie!
frugal hausfrau says
Gorgeous Julie!! I am going to have to go through your bars, I think, and choose something to send down to the folks! Everyone seems to be a winner!
Mollie
Julie Menghini says
Hi Molly! Thank you so much. These bars are really good. I’ve made them twice in 3 weeks for the Holidays and they just disappear.
Moin says
Hi, I think that the item is delicious. But Most of the elements are expensive in my country. I live in south Asia. I note it in my dairy. I will make it by myself when some extra money are available…. :p
Julie Menghini says
Thank you for your reply Moin! We are very fortunate that we have access to so many ingredients at reasonable prices.
Mimi says
Oh wow. These really do look good!!! A good make-ahead bar, too!
Julie Menghini says
Thank you so much Mimi! I’m making them again tomorrow for a late Thanksgiving too.
Sonal says
Absolutely loved the recipe Julie
Julie Menghini says
Thank you so much, Sonal! ❤️
Candi says
The caramel oozing out the sides is making me hungry! These look delish!
Julie Menghini says
Thank you Candi! These bars were definitely a hit with my family!