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Carmelitas – Caramel Chocolate Cookie Bars

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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.

Carmelitas

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

1/2 cup light cream (or heavy cream if you don’t mind a little extra fat)

1/2 cup butter, melted (1 stick)

1/2 cup brown sugar, packed

1 cup all purpose flour

1 cup oat flour or rolled oats

1 teaspoon baking soda

3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips

1/2 cup of chopped pecans, optional

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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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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.

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Carmelitas
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 16
Calories 269 kcal
Author Sherri

Ingredients

  • 11 ounces caramel bits One bag
  • 1/2 cup light cream or heavy cream if you don't mind a little extra fat
  • 1/2 cup butter melted (1 stick)
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar packed
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 cup oat flour or rolled oats
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
  2. Combine caramels and cream in a small saucepan over low heat.
  3. Stir until completely smooth; set aside.
  4. In a separate bowl, combine melted butter, brown sugar, flours, and baking soda.
  5. Spoon half of the flour mixture into an 8x8" baking dish and press down into bottom of dish.
  6. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
  7. Remove pan from oven.
  8. Sprinkle chocolate chips over the cooked crust.
  9. Pour caramel mixture over the chocolate chips.
  10. Crumble the remaining oatmeal mixture over the melted caramel.
  11. Bake for an additional 15-20 minutes
  12. Cool completely before cutting into squares.
Nutrition Facts
Carmelitas
Amount Per Serving (1 bar (1/16))
Calories 269 Calories from Fat 108
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 12g 18%
Saturated Fat 6g 30%
Cholesterol 21mg 7%
Sodium 172mg 7%
Potassium 138mg 4%
Total Carbohydrates 37g 12%
Dietary Fiber 1g 4%
Sugars 22g
Protein 3g 6%
Vitamin A 4.6%
Vitamin C 0.1%
Calcium 4.7%
Iron 7.1%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

 

Inspired by LuLu the Baker

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  1. 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!

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    • 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!

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    • 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 🙂

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  2. 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

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  5. 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. 🙂

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

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