Twix Caramel Cookie Bars Recipe
Ingredients
- The cookie bars have chocolate chips and chopped up Twix candy bars. You can never have too much chocolate:)
- 2 1/8 cups all-purpose Gold Medal flour
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 12 tablespoons butter, melted and cooled to room temperature
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups chopped Twix candy bars
- 1 cup milk chocolate chips
- 4 tablespoons salted caramel sauce
- Sea salt, for sprinkling over bars
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