Salted Carmelitas
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Category
Dessert
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Cusine
American
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Ingredients
32 caramels
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup old fashioned rolled oats
3/4 cup packed light-brown sugar
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp table salt
10 Tbsp unsalted butter
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup milk chocolate chips
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Flaky sea salt
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Pour cream over caramels in a microwave safe bowl, heat mixture on HIGH power in 30 second intervals, stirring well after each interval until melted and smooth , set aside. In a mixing bowl whisk together flour, oats, brown sugar, baking soda and 1/4 tsp table salt. Place butter in a microwave safe bowl and heat butter in microwave until melted. Stir vanilla extract into melted butter then pour mixture over dry ingredients. Using a fork, stir well to evenly coat. Press half of the oat mixture evenly into the bottom of a buttered 8 by 8-inch baking dish then bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle milk chocolate and semi-sweet chocolate chips into an even layer over baked cookie crust, then pour caramel mixture evenly over chocolate chip layer. Sprinkle a scant 1/2 tsp flaky sea salt evenly over caramel layer , then sprinkle top evenly with remaining oat mixture. Bake in preheated oven 16 - 20 minutes until lightly golden. Cool completely on a wire rack . Store in an airtight container in a single layer.