Slow Cooker Salted Caramel Cookie Bars
Flaky, buttery and simple to make in your slow cooker!
These Slow Cooker Salted Caramel Cookie Bars are divine!
Have you seen the Caramel Bits from Kraft? I sent Shawn to the store to pick up a few things including caramels and he found these. I knew I needed to make something with them ASAP. I’ve seen people make various brownie/cookie concoctions in the slow cooker before and I decided to accept the challenge. I couldn’t find any recipes that would make exactly what I wanted to so I decided to improvise! I mixed up an easy butter cookie type recipe and it was pretty much as simple as that! Slow Cooker Salted Caramel Cookie Bars were born!
I wasn’t sure how long these would “bake” so I started them around 1:30 thinking they would be done in time for our 3:00 after school play date. Unfortunately, they didn’t finish up until around 4:30 and it was a little close to dinner time to give them to the kids. But, that didn’t stop me from sneaking a bite. Don’t tell. I consider it quality control, I can’t have anyone else eating something that I haven’t checked on first. Yep..that’s my story. By the way..how awesome is it to bake without having to watch the oven?!? For me, it’s pretty much the only way it’s going to happen.
It was a little tricky to tell when these were done. You need to gently lift up an edge and see if they are browning on the bottom. Also, stick a fork or a toothpick in the top to make sure it comes out without any raw dough. The top will look a little soft but will set as the cookies cool. They turned out so fluffy, buttery, and with just the right amount of sweet and salty! I can’t resist eating just one more!
If you love Salted Caramel, check out some of my other recipes!
- Slow Cooker Salted Caramel Steamers
- Slow Cooker Sweet Caramel French Toast Casserole
- Slow Cooker Triple Chocolate Salted Caramel Brownies
Slow Cooker Salted Caramel Cookie Bars
Ingredients
- 2 sticks butter
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 egg
- 2 cup flour
- 1 package caramel 11 oz
- 1/2 tablespoon sea salt
Instructions
- Spray the bottom of your crock with nonstick spray (make sure to coat it well)
- With your mixer, beat together butter, sugar and vanilla
- Add egg and salt and mix until combined
- Add flour 1 cup at a time and mix until dough forms
- Sprinkle a little extra flour over the dough and use your hands to form it into a ball
- Use a little over half of the dough and press it down in the bottom of the crock. Use a little sprinkle of flour as needed to keep it from sticking to your hands
- Sprinkle the bag of caramels evenly over the crust
- Using the remaining dough, crumble it over the top of the caramel layer
- Top it all off by sprinkling the sea salt over the top of it all
- Cook covered on low for 2 - 3 hours
Notes
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What size crock did you use?
6 quart oval
Do you put a tea towel under the lid to catch the steam?
Hi Shari! I didn’t have any issues with condensation on these. If your lid seals up more on your slow cooker I would suggest just propping open with a wooden spoon handle to let out any steam. There shouldn’t be too much moisture coming off of these.
How do you get them out of the crock pot do they not fall apart????
Let them cool a bit and cut them. The first one is a little tricky but the rest should come out easily.
Are you using regular flour.
Yes, all purpose flour.
Unfortunately I don’t have crock pot…Can I use the oven instead?
Yes, this recipe can be made in the oven. I’m not sure of the baking time but I would bake it at 350 until light golden brown. Be careful not to overbake as these will be a little more dry in the oven.
Thank you very much!! Can’t wait to make it…it looks so delicious!!
Cookies in the crock pot?!? Who would have thought it possible! Thanks so much for sharing at Simple Supper Tuesday.
Fun, right?! Thanks for hosting!!!
Omgoodness! I am in love with these bars! Going to have to try this recipe asap. 🙂
Thank you so much for sharing at Marvelous Mondays this week- pinned & sharing!
Wonderful!! Thanks so much!! They are pretty yummy, I haven’t been able to resist making them (and eating them!) several times lately 🙂
These look dreamy.
Thanks!! I’m going to hold off making more for now….I think I ate the last batch entirely by myself. Oops 🙂
Whoa these look great and I can’t believe that you made them in a crock pot, that’s awesome 🙂 Checking these out from the foodies and crafties soiree 🙂
Cathy
I know!!! I even tried them in the oven once to compare and they were not as good as when I made them in the crock!! Love not having to use my oven! (or more importantly clean it!!) 🙂
i didn’t know you could make bars in a crockpot. i’ll have to check this out! they look great.
Let me know what you think!