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    Home » Recipes » Desserts » Carmelitas – Caramel Chocolate Cookie Bars

    Carmelitas – Caramel Chocolate Cookie Bars

    Published: Feb 27, 2015 · Modified: Aug 14, 2019 by Sherri · This post may contain affiliate links · 10 Comments

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    These little Carmelitas are a sweet little buttery treat. The perfect combination of chocolate, caramel and brown sugar cookie crust topping will leave you begging for more.

    A close up of a stack of two Carmelita dessert bars

    I thought the perfect first “official” post of To Simply Inspire should be a special yummy dessert treat. If you have never had a Carmelitas, you are in for mouthwatering fun.

    This is one of those recipes!  Oh so yummy gooey!  They are the ultimate sweet tooth cure!

    Simply melt the caramel in the cream.  After baking a base cookie crust, simply layer the chocolate, caramel and extra cookie topping.

    INGREDIENTS

    (1) 11 oz bag of caramel bits

    ½ cup light cream (or heavy cream if you don’t mind a little extra fat)

    ½ cup butter, melted (1 stick)

    ½ cup brown sugar, packed

    1 cup all purpose flour

    1 cup oat flour or rolled oats

    1 teaspoon baking soda

    ¾ cup semisweet chocolate chips

    ½ cup of chopped pecans, optional

    A close up of a stack of two Carmelita dessert bars

    DIRECTIONS

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees F

    Combine caramels and cream in a small saucepan over low heat.

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    Stir until completely smooth; set aside.

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    In a separate bowl, combine melted butter, brown sugar, flours, and baking soda.

    Spoon half of the flour mixture into an 8×8″ baking dish and press down into bottom of dish.

    Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.

    Remove pan from oven.

    Sprinkle chocolate chips over the cooked crust.

    Pour caramel mixture over the chocolate chips.

    Crumble the remaining oatmeal mixture over the melted caramel.

    Bake for an additional 15-20 minutes

    Cool completely before cutting into squares.

    ENJOY!!

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    A close up of a stack of two Carmelita dessert bars

    Carmelitas

    These little Carmelitas are a sweet little buttery treat. The perfect combination of chocolate, caramel and brown sugar cookie crust topping will leave you begging for more.
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Cook Time: 30 minutes
    Total Time: 45 minutes
    Servings: 16
    Calories: 269kcal
    Author: Sherri Hagymas

    Ingredients

    • 11 ounces caramel bits One bag
    • ½ cup light cream or heavy cream if you don't mind a little extra fat
    • ½ cup butter melted (1 stick)
    • ½ cup brown sugar packed
    • 1 cup all purpose flour
    • 1 cup oat flour or rolled oats
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • ¾ cup semisweet chocolate chips

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
    • Combine caramels and cream in a small saucepan over low heat.
    • Stir until completely smooth; set aside.
    • In a separate bowl, combine melted butter, brown sugar, flours, and baking soda.
    • Spoon half of the flour mixture into an 8x8" baking dish and press down into bottom of dish.
    • Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
    • Remove pan from oven.
    • Sprinkle chocolate chips over the cooked crust.
    • Pour caramel mixture over the chocolate chips.
    • Crumble the remaining oatmeal mixture over the melted caramel.
    • Bake for an additional 15-20 minutes
    • Cool completely before cutting into squares.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1bar (1/16) | Calories: 269kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 21mg | Sodium: 172mg | Potassium: 138mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 230IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 47mg | Iron: 1.3mg
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    Inspired by LuLu the Baker

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    Comments

    1. Debbie the NY Baker

      March 18, 2015 at 8:12 pm

      Hi – recipe looks amazing, but I have a question about the amount of butter called for. The recipe says 1/2 cup butter, melted and then in parenthesis 1 and 1/2 sticks. Assuming each stick equals 1/2 cup, wouldn’t 1 and 1/2 sticks be 1 and 1/2 cups?
      Thanks!

      Reply
      • Jocelyn

        March 18, 2015 at 9:37 pm

        I believe the original recipe from Lulu the Baker calls for 3/4 cup butter (as well as 3/4 cup brown sugar). Perhaps this is the source of the butter confusion? Of note, I have made Lulu’s recipe, and these Carmelitas are scrumptious!

        Reply
      • Sherri

        March 18, 2015 at 10:00 pm

        I’m sorry for that confusion. Yes, I did cut the butter a little. It should be 1 stick of butter instead of 1 1/2 sticks 🙂

        Reply
    2. Sharon - Her Organized Chaos

      March 18, 2015 at 12:14 pm

      The melted caramels and cream look so delicious! Pinning and sharing. Thanks for sharing at Totally Terrific Tuesday last week! I can’t wait to see what you have lined up for this week.

      Sharon
      Her Organized Chaos

      Reply
    3. Miz Helen

      March 16, 2015 at 3:47 pm

      5 stars
      Your Cookie Bars look awesome! Happy St. Patrick’s Day and thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday!
      Miz Helen

      Reply
    4. Joy @ Joy Love Food

      March 14, 2015 at 8:04 pm

      These look amazing! Thanks for sharing at What’d You Do This Weekend? 🙂

      Reply
    5. Gentle Joy

      March 13, 2015 at 8:47 am

      These look really good… and I like the idea of the caramel bits… I have always unwrapped so many square caramels…and it is more work than I want to go to… I will be remembering to look for those. Thank you… I would love to make these bars. 🙂

      Reply
    6. Rachel

      March 12, 2015 at 7:15 pm

      um YES. I will be making these. Found you from the re-treat

      Reply
    7. Maria

      March 10, 2015 at 10:51 pm

      Oh my gosh, these look absolutely amazing!!!! They sound divine!!! I’ve never had these bars, but the recipe sounds delicious, thanks for sharing!!!

      Reply

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