Description
Carmelitas are a decadent dessert featuring layers of buttery oatmeal cookie base, rich milk chocolate chips, and gooey caramel, all baked to perfection.
Ingredients
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Cookie Base
- 1½ cups all purpose flour
- 1½ cups old fashioned oats
- 1 cup salted butter, melted
- ¾ cup light brown sugar, tightly packed
- 2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
Chocolate and Caramel layer
- 1½ cup milk chocolate chips
- 11 ounce individually wrapped caramels
- ½ cup heavy cream
Instructions
- Prepare Cookie Base: Mix flour, oats, melted butter, brown sugar, vanilla extract, baking soda, and salt. Press half of the mixture into a greased pan.
- Add Chocolate and Caramel: Sprinkle chocolate chips over the base. Melt caramels with heavy cream and pour over the chocolate chips.
- Top with Remaining Cookie Mixture: Crumble the remaining cookie mixture over the caramel layer.
- Bake: Bake at 350°F for 25-30 minutes until golden brown. Cool before cutting into squares.
Notes
- You can add nuts or sea salt on top for extra flavor.
- Store the Carmelitas in an airtight container for freshness.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 280 kcal
- Sugar: 20 g
- Sodium: 180 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 35 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg