Peanut Butter Caramel Toffee Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars – what more could you ask for? These cookie bars combine all your favorite flavors into one mouth watering bite that no one will be able to resist. Sure to become a new family favorite!
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OMG you guys. I am seriously about to blow your mind with these cookie bars. They have ALL of my favorite things – caramel, toffee, peanut butter, and OF COURSE, chocolate!
I am a HUGE fan of cookie bars. They are so, SO easy to make and there is just nothing like a big fat cookie bar chock full of goodness. For those of us with limited time on our hands who don’t want to worry about taking cookies in and out of the oven for an hour – bars are the way to go.
PLUS…bars allow for layers. Layers of flavor. Layers of creamy, caramelly goodness that just melts in your mouth.
It starts with an amazing cookie base that is chock full of flavor. The cookie bars are fortified with oats which helps it withstand the decadence that is sandwiched between the cookie layers.
An ooey, gooey caramel layer is the perfect center to these cookie bars. Perfection, without the mess. The caramel stays put and is the perfect counterpart to the cookie.
Soft and sweet, it’s exactly what your teeth want to bite into.
My boys gave these bars a bite and thought they had been instantly transported to heaven. I wholeheartedly agreed. Cut them into bite sized squares for your next party or wow your friends with these monster bars – you seriously can’t go wrong here!
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How To Make Peanut Butter Caramel Toffee Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
Peanut Butter Caramel Toffee Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
Ingredients
Caramel Filling
- 11 ounces caramels
- 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
- 4 tablespoons butter
Cookie Dough
- 12 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 cups light brown sugar
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter
- 2 eggs room temperature
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup old fashioned oats
- 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup Reese’s peanut butter chips
- 1 cup Heath toffee bits
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 9×13 inch baking dish with parchment paper and set aside.
- Unwrap caramels and place in a small saucepan with butter and sweetened condensed milk.
- Cook over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until caramels have fully melted and the mixture is nice and smooth.
- Cream butter and sugar together in a large mixing bowl. Add peanut butter and continue mixing.
- Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each egg. Add in vanilla.
- Combine flour, oats, baking powder, and salt in a small mixing bowl.
- Add the flour mixture slowly stirring until well combined.
- Stir in the chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, and toffee bits.
- Spread two-thirds of the dough on the bottom of the pan.
- Slowly pour caramel mixture evenly over the dough.
- Drop the remaining dough on top by the teaspoon. It doesn’t have to be perfect!
- Bake for about 30 minutes. Let cool completely and then cut into bars.
Notes
- Room Temperature: Store the bars in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
- Refrigerator: Refrigerate for up to one week
- Freezer: Freeze for up to 3 months—just thaw at room temperature when you’re ready to enjoy!
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Kate @ Diethood says
Mind definitely blown! WHOA! I would looooove to bite into that stack of bars. Brilliant!!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
LOL! Thanks Kate!
Emilie says
Ow thank you very much !! Keep going like this, you’re awsome ! So are your recipes 😉
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Oh you are just too sweet Emilie! Thank you!
The Better Baker says
I’m a huge cookie bar fiend myself! And I’m with you, in that these yummy bars have ALL my favorite flavs!! OH MY!! Pinning for sure. Thanks for sharing at Weekend Potluck. We’d love it if you’d link back to the party in your post…this kind of recipe is ‘feature worthy’ (but we can’t feature it without a link back. =(
Nicole says
Oh my! If these taste as good as the picture looks I can’t wait to make them!
Chocolate chips, peanut butter and caramel…doesn’t get better than that!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
They taste even better Nicole 🙂 Thank you!
Emilie says
Hey Trish ! Actually I’m French and your recipe looks AMAZING !! I would really like to make your cookies at home but in France, it’s grammes instead of oz and my computer doesn’t wanna convert in grammes when I ask it to … Do you have the quantity in grammes ? Or could you convert it for me ? (only for the caramel). And what does “c” mean ? Thank you 🙂 Waiting impatiently for your answer !!
See you later !
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Hi Emilie! C stands for cup and 11 oz of caramels is 312 grams. Hope that helps!
Rach @ EazyPeazyMealz says
oh my gosh, i too am a cookie bar lover, and these look like magic!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
They taste like magic too 🙂 Thank you!
SANDY says
My bars at wiggly yet after 38 min in the oven . Should they test clean with a toothpick
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
They should test mostly clean with a toothpick… There is a hot caramel layer in there.
Catherine says
Dear Trish, My daughter would flip for these! These look so wonderful. Just hopping over from Weekend Potluck. Blessings, Catherine
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Hehe! Thanks Catherine!
Laura @ laura's Culinary Adventures says
Amazing! I want 🙂
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Hehe! I want AGAIN already 🙂 Thanks Laura!
Mallory says
Mmmmmm…. You can’t get a much better combo than that. I think these bars will be a must for my family!
Jamie H says
These look super yummy and super rich! I need a glass of milk just looking at them!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
LOL! You’ll need two when eating them Jamie 🙂 Thanks!
Laura@Baking in Pyjamas says
Visiting from Marvelous Mondays. Wow, these look brilliant I love that big thick layer of caramel running through the centre, delicious! I co-host Sweet and Savoury Sunday and would love for you to stop by and share these and other recipes with us . Have a great day!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Thanks so much Laura!
Stephanie @ Back For Seconds says
I cannot stop thinking about these. Pinning and making…that is unless the ones you’re sending me get here first 😉 🙂
Kathleen R. says
Sounds and looks amazing!! I love toffee, chocolate chips, and peanut butter…sounds like a winner!!
Renee@Two in the Kitchen says
You have SO many things I love in these bars Trish!! The peanut butter alone is sending me over the top!! 🙂
Amy @ Amy's Healthy Baking says
Trish, you had me hungry and craving toffee before I even read your first sentence! These incredible photos… SO good! They really showcase the ooey gooey deliciousness and incredible melted chocolate. I wish we lived closer so I could taste them fresh out of the oven! (Or, well, not because I have no self-control with cookies… Ever. 😉 )