Salted Caramel Cookie Dough Billionaire Bars
These Salted Caramel Cookie Dough Billionaire Bars are a decadent treat that will satisfy all of your sweet tooth cravings. The layers of gooey cookie dough, creamy caramel, and rich chocolate make for the ultimate dessert.
We love chocolate and when you pair chocolate with salted caramel you get one of the best desserts that you have ever put into your mouth.
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❤️ Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- While these bars take a little bit of effort, they are worth every minute, and even beginners can make them.
- You only need a handful of basic ingredients so you don’t have to worry about breaking your grocery budget.
- They are also freezer-friendly so you can also make these ahead to have them on hand when you are craving a sweet treat.
🛒Ingredients
You only need a few simple ingredients to help you make this delicious recipe. Gather these ingredients on your next trip to the grocery store so that you can enjoy this delicious dessert recipe.
- sugar cookie dough
- caramels
- heavy cream
- butter
- sugar
- brown sugar
- heavy cream
- vanilla extract
- salt
- flour
- mini chocolate chips
- chocolate chips
- creamy peanut butter
- Maldon sea salt flakes
See the recipe card below for quantities.
🔪 How to Make Salted Caramel Cookie Dough Billionaire Bars
Making these salted caramel billionaire bars is so easy. Just follow these step-by-step instructions and you will have a tasty dessert to share with your family and friends in no time at all.
Step 1: Bake the crust
Press the cookie dough in an even layer on the bottom of the pan and place in the preheated 350 degree f oven to bake for 10-12 minutes until slightly golden brown. Remove and let cool.
Step 2: Make the caramel sauce
In a small saucepan, unwrap the caramels and add the heavy cream and cook over low heat, stirring frequently until completely melted. Pour over the cooled cookie crust and set aside.
Step 3: Make the cookie dough
In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugars together using an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add in the heavy cream, vanilla and salt and mix. Add in the flour and mix until incorporated. Stir in the mini chocolate chips. Drop scoops of the cookie dough over the caramel to create and even layer over the top.
Step 4: Melt the chocolate and peanut butter
In a small, microwave safe bowl, place the remaining chocolate chips and peanut butter and heat in short increments until completely melted and smooth. Pour over the top of the cookie dough and smooth with a spatula.
Step 5: Finish and chill
Sprinkle the top with sea salt flakes and place in the refrigerator to chill for 2 hours. Once thoroughly chilled, slice into bars and serve.
📝Variations
Do you want to change up this recipe and make it your own? Here are some ways that you can do that!
- Low Salt – If you are on a low-sodium diet, leave the salt off the top, these bars will still be delicious.
- Cookie Dough – Try using chocolate chip or peanut butter cookie dough instead of sugar cookie dough.
- Toppings – Try topping the melted chocolate with chopped nuts or chopped candy bars instead.
If you love rich chocolate and caramel desserts like this one, then next time you may want to give these Homemade Twix Bars a try.
🥄 Equipment
You only need a few kitchen tools to help you make this delicious recipe:
- 9×13 baking dish
- small saucepan
- large bowl
- Hand mixer
- Cookie scoop
- small bowl – microwave-safe
- Rubber spatula
🥫 Storage
Storage – Store your billionaire bars in an airtight conatiner in the fridge for up to 5 days.
Freezing – You can also freeze these bars in a freezer safe bag for up to three months. Thaw them in the fridge overnight before enjoying.
Serve With
These homeamde chocolate caramel cookie dough bars are delicious when served with a glass of milk or a cup of your favorite coffee. However, you can also pair them with your favorite meal such as these Brisket Sliders.
💭 Tips
Here are a few tips that you can use to ensure that this recipe turns out perfecty for you when you make it.
- For easy removal of these bars line your baking dish with parchment paper.
- Make sure that you stir the caramel frequently so that it doesn’t scorch while it is melting.
- Use room temperature ingredients for the cookie dough so that it mixes well and gives you smooth results.
- While you melting the chocolate chips and peanut butter, give the mixture a good stir in between the increments so that the mixture doesn’t overheat and burn.
⁉️ FAQ
Do you have questions about this recipe? Here are the answers to the most commonly asked questions.
Yes, the chocolate on the top of these bars needs to chill so that it cools properly.
Yes, if left in the heat your bars will melt, so make sure to store them in a cool place until you are ready to serve them.
🍽 More Cookie Dough Recipes
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🧾Recipe Card
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Salted Caramel Cookie Dough Billionaire Bars
Equipment
- 9×13 baking dish
- small saucepan
- large bowl
- Hand mixer
- Cookie scoop
- small bowl – microwave-safe
- Rubber spatula
Ingredients
- 1 pound sugar cookie dough 1lb
- 11 ounces caramels
- ½ cup heavy cream
- ¾ cup butter room temperature
- ⅓ cup sugar
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup mini chocolate chips
- 1 ½ cup chocolate chips
- ¼ cup creamy peanut butter
- Maldon sea salt flakes
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9” x 13” baking dish with cooking spray.
- Press the cookie dough in an even layer on the bottom of the pan and place in the oven to bake for 10-12 minutes until slightly golden brown.
- Remove and let cool.
- In a small saucepan, unwrap the caramels and add the heavy cream and cook over low heat, stirring frequently until completely melted.
- Pour over the cooled cookie crust and set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugars together using an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add in the heavy cream, vanilla and salt and mix.
- Add in the flour and mix until incorporated.
- Stir in the mini chocolate chips.
- Drop scoops of the cookie dough over the caramel to create and even layer over the top.
- The dough will be sticky, but small scoops dropped close together will make it easier to spread without messing up the caramel layer.
- In a small, microwave safe bowl, place the remaining chocolate chips and peanut butter and heat in short increments until completely melted and smooth.
- Pour over the top of the cookie dough and smooth with a spatula.
- Sprinkle the top with sea salt flakes and place in the refrigerator to chill for 2 hours.
- Once thoroughly chilled, slice into bars and serve.
