Caramel Chocolate Chip Bars

Gooey caramel and chewy chocolate chip cookie dough combine to make these irresistible caramel chocolate chip bars.

These caramel chocolate chip cookie bars are perfectly decadent. The chocolate chip cookie dough is chewy and soft with tons of chocolate chips. Then the thick caramel filling is sweet and gooey with a hint of sea salt to balance out the flavor. These bars are the perfect recipe for anyone who loves extra thick chocolate chip cookies.

• 3/4 cup unsalted butter (168 grams), softened, but not starting to melt
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar (150 grams)
• 3/4 cup light brown sugar (157 grams)
• 1 large egg
• 1 large egg yolk , discard the white
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour (218 grams)
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch, AKA cornflour in the UK
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup chocolate chips (1bout 180 grams)

• 8 ounces chewy caramels (226 grams)
• 2/3 cup sweetened condensed milk (160 ml)
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt, if not using salted caramels