I really love desserts, probably more than I should. I wish I loved vegetables as much as I love dessert but that portion of my life has yet to surface. I have a major sweet tooth and cookies are my go-to dessert.

Sometimes I go with cookie bars just because they are an easy alternative to scooping and baking 4 cookie sheets of cookies. Plus you get those ooey gooey middles with a big pan of cookie bars!

My husband loves crunchy cookies and I love them soft and chewy. These Salted Caramel Cookie Bars are really the best of both worlds.

I made these after my mom had been making batch after batch of these Salted Caramel Pecan Cookies from Add a Pinch. If you don’t have her cookbook yet, GET IT!

As you know, I have trouble just trying a recipe, I always have some idea to change it up. In this case, I browned the butter and added chocolate chips and made them into bars. Best idea ever!

My mom says she adds white chocolate chips to hers and I still have to give that a try. Really you can add in your favorites but don’ t skip the caramels or the salt!

I have fallen in love with Maldon Sea Salt Flakes. My sister in law gave me a little to try and now I am adding them to everything I cook! I’m obsessed. I couldn’t find it at our small town grocery store but it’s easy to get from Amazon.

I’ve become a sweet and salty fanatic, especially when it comes to caramel. I was a little sad when the doctor recently suggested I watch my salt intake. Dang it.

I thought I might have over baked these cookie bars but everyone absolutely loved the crunchy texture. The caramel bits keep them chewy in the middle.

I made these easy cookie bars over the weekend and as everyone passed through the house, they were grabbing a cookie and then coming back for more. The batch didn’t even last one day! So I guess this one’s a keeper!

If you are a caramel fanatic like I am, you must try my Grandma’s Caramel Popcorn! It’s outrageously delicious and makes a great homemade gift. Although it’s so good that you might not want to share it!

If you are looking for awesome chocolate chip cookies, you will love these and these Cherry Almond Bars are also irresistible! We can’t get enough of these easy Chocolate Toffee Bars for an easy weeknight dessert.

What makes these cookie bars so irresistible?  I start with browned butter and it’ totally worth the extra step, trust me. If you haven’t browned butter before, just make sure to watch the pan, it can burn before you know it.

I add browned butter to my favorite Browned Butter Pound Cake and it makes the most incredible mashed potatoes! What are you waiting for? Seriously!

My kids go crazy for these Caramel Ritz Cookies, which are the perfect sweet and salty treat. A quick and easy no bake recipe.

How to Make Salted Caramel Cookie Bars:

I started out by browning the butter and letting it cool for a few minutes. Just look at those gorgeous golden bits.

I added in the sugars,egg and vanilla.

Next I added the flour and you will notice that I didn’t add any baking powder or baking soda. I often leave it out to achieve a crunchier texture.

Then I loaded these bars up with caramel bits, chocolate chips and lots of chopped pecans. Caramel Bits can be found near the chocolate chips in the baking isle or on Amazon. So much easier than unwrapping 52 caramel candies!

It almost seemed like to much for the dough but it came together well when I pressed it into the pan. I sprinkled the top with the Maldon Salt Flakes and then popped it in the oven.

I just let it cool slightly and then removed it from the pan and cut it into bars immediately.

Often times everyone tells me that my cookies are good, but everyone couldn’t stop talking about these. They might just be our new favorite!!

They are perfect to pack in lunches or to bring to a cookout or just for an easy weeknight dessert. I am such a sugar addict, I want dessert every day.

I have been trying to eat a little healthier but these cookies were a challenge to not go crazy and eat the entire batch. They are that good and I’m totally ready to make another batch.

Great Add- Ins for Salted Caramel Cookie Bars

• Milk Chocolate Chips
• White Chocolate Chips
• Peanut Butter Chips
• Chopped Peanuts
• Chopped Walnuts

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Salted Caramel Cookie Bars

Servings 12

Calories 284kcal

Author Milisa

Ingredients

• ½ cup browned butter cooled slightly
• ½ cup sugar
• ½ cup brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
• 1 cup caramel bits
• ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup chopped toasted pecans
• 1/2- 1 teaspoon Maldon Flake Salt

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Add browned butter to a mixing bowl and add sugars, mixing well with an electric mixer. Add egg and vanilla and continue to beat until combined.
• Add flour and mix until well combined.
• Add caramel bits, chocolate chips and toasted pecans. Mix together until well combined. Press into a 9 x 13 -inch pan.
• Bake for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and cool for 5 minutes. Remove from pan and cut into bars.
• Serve warm or a room temperature.

Nutrition

Calories: 284kcal | Protein: 3g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 140mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 19g

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Lemon desserts are completely irresistible in my book. They are a surefire way to brighten any day and these Lemony Lemon Bars are a must-try for dessert lovers.

It’s always a happy day when a new cookbook arrives at my doorstep and even more so when it’s written by one of my food blog friends! The Easy Homemade Cookie Cookbook by Miranda Couse of Cookie Dough and Oven Mitt is one you are definitely going to want to add to your collection.

If you haven’t checked out Cookie Dough and Oven Mitt, head on over for amazing desserts like Triple Chocolate Cheesecake and I’m so in love with her Coffee Cupcakes!

You will find 150 cookie favorites, including oatmeal cream pies, cheesecake swirled brownies, brown butter toffee cookies and so many more that I can’t wait to try in this fabulous cookbook.

I want dessert every day and these Lemony Lemon Bars were certainly a favorite. I’m telling you they were gone in just a few hours and I immediately wanted to make them again.

These lemon bars are more chewy and brownie like than my traditional lemon bars with cream cheese icing. I have been wanting to try a lemon bar like this and it’s definitely going on the dessert rotation. They were just so simple to make and I love lemon desserts any time of year.

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Lemony Lemon Bars

Lemony Lemon Bars are a chewy and delicious dessert bar just bursting with lemon flavor. An easy dessert for any occasion. From The Easy Homemade Cookie Cookbook

Course Brownies & Bars

Cuisine American

Keyword dessert bars, easy lemon bars, lemon bars

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 55 minutes minutes

Total Time 1 hour hour 5 minutes minutes

Servings 12 servings

Author Milisa

Ingredients

• For the Crust:
• non-stick cooking spray
• 1 cup 2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• 2 cups all- purpose flour
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• For the Filling:
• 1 ¾ cups granulated sugar
• grated zest and juice of 3 lemons
• ¾ cup all- purpose flour
• 4 large eggs room temperature

Instructions

For the Crust:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line an 11 x 7 inch baking pan with aluminum foil and spray with cooking spray.
• In a large mixing bowl, using an electric mixer on medium speed or a wooden spoon, beat together the butter and sugar until light and creamy. This will take about 3 minutes if using an electric mixer or 5- 6 minutes if creaming by hand. Add the flour and salt and beat on low speed or by hand until the dough comes together, about 1 minute.
• Press the crust dough evenly into the prepared pan, covering the bottom of the pan completely.
• Bake for 20 minutes.

For the Filling:

• In a large bowl, whisk together the sugar, lemon zest and flour until combined. Whisk in the lemon juice and eggs until thoroughly incorporated.
• When The crust comes out of the oven, our the filling over the top.
• Bake for 35 minutes, until the top has set.
• Let cool to room temperature and then refrigerate for 2-3 hours to set. To serve, cute into 12 bars. Serve chilled.
• *Dust the top of the bars with confectioners sugar for an extra-pretty bar.

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With fall comes an abundance of apples and therefore the beloved apple desserts.  This is a dessert I had been thinking about for a while and it really turned out tasty but a little messy.  I was hoping for perfect little squares when I cut it, but the crust was a little crumbly.  Oh well, like I said it tasted great and it was so much easier than making an apple pie.

Over the weekend my husband and I celebrated our 18th wedding anniversary.  It was Saturday and we went to the boys six-man football game, which they won by the way.  After the game my sweet husband offered to take me to dinner, but a 45 minute drive wasn’t that appealing.  Instead he cooked me a delicious dinner and we hung out with the kids.

My youngest son asked if it was my anniversary or was it Dad’s anniversary.  I explained it was both,  to celebrate the day we got married.  He said, “Oh, I understand that, but why is Dad doing all this stuff for you and you aren’t doing anything for Dad?”  I had a harder time explaining that one.  It’s always funny what little kids think.

When you have an abundance of apples, this is a great dessert that you can throw together really quick.  I think you’ll like it.

Caramel Apple Pie Bars

Ingredients:

crust:

• 2 cups graham cracker crumbs (about 12 graham crackers)
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 6 tablespoons butter, melted

filling:

• 4 cups Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon all purpose flour
• 1 cup dulce de leche caramel
• 1/2 cup pecans, chopped

Cooking Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

In a medium bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs, sugar and butter until well combined.  Press into a 13 x 9-inch pan.

In a large bowl, add apples, toss with lemon juice. Add brown sugar and flour and toss to combine.  Spread apples evenly over crust.

Heat dulce de leche in microwave for about 30 seconds.  Dollop over apples, and sprinkle with pecans.

Bake for 35-40 minutes or until apples are softened.

Allow to cool slightly.  Serve warm or at room temperature and with a scoop of vanilla ice cream if you have some.

Enjoy!

Miss 

Looking for more apple desserts? You might like Apple Pie Egg Rolls or Fresh Apple Cake!

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