Caramel Cookie Bars From A Cake Mix Recipes

CARAMEL CHIP BARS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the butter, caramels and milk; cook and stir over medium-low heat until smooth. Cool. , In a large bowl, beat the cake mix, oil and eggs until blended. Stir in chips and chopped candy bar (dough will be stiff). , Press three-fourths into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 15 minutes. Place on a wire rack for 10 minutes., Pour caramel mixture over the crust. Drop remaining dough by spoonfuls onto caramel layer. Bake for 25-30 minutes longer or until edges are golden brown. , Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes; run a knife around edges of pan. Cool 40 minutes longer; cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving.

STUFFED CARAMEL CAKE-MIX COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Line cookie sheets with cooking parchment paper.
• In large bowl, stir together cake mix and flour. In small bowl, stir melted butter, 1/4 cup caramel sauce, egg, water and vanilla until blended. Add butter mixture to cake mix-flour mixture; beat with spoon until well blended. Cover and refrigerate 30 minutes.
• Shape dough into 20 (2-inch) balls. Press 1 caramel into center of each cookie, making sure to form dough around caramel to enclose; reshape into balls. Roll in sugar. Place 2 inches apart on cookie sheets.
• Bake 10 to 14 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool on cookie sheet 5 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 20 minutes.
• Drizzle 2 tablespoons caramel sauce over cookies. Let stand about 2 hours or until caramel is set.

CHOCOLATE-CARAMEL BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Generously grease or spray bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan. In large bowl, beat cake mix, butter and egg with electric mixer on low speed until well mixed.
• Stir in oats until crumbly (use fingers if necessary). Reserve 1 cup cake mixture. Press remaining mixture in pan (use plastic wrap or waxed paper to press mixture if it is sticky).
• In heavy 2-quart saucepan, heat caramels and milk over medium-low heat, stirring frequently, until melted. Pour over chocolate layer in pan. Sprinkle with chocolate chips and pecans. Crumble reserved cake mixture into small pieces; sprinkle over top.
• Bake 24 to 29 minutes or until caramel bubbles along edges and cake mixture on top appears crisp and dry. Run knife around sides of pan to loosen bars. Cool completely, about 1 hour 30 minutes. For bars, cut into 6 rows by 4 rows. Store tightly covered.

CARAMEL COOKIE BARS FROM A CAKE MIX

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 325. Grease a 9 x13 cake pan.
• 2. In a medium bowl cream eggs, butter, and caramel flavoring.
• 3. Sift cake mix into a large bowl.
• 4. Pour cake mix over butter and eggs.
• 5. Stir to moisten. (This will be very thick.)
• 6. Next stir in candy and nuts.
• 7. Spread over greased cake pan evenly.
• 8. Bake for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
• 9. While mixture is baking melt caramels in a pan over boiling water. You may need to add a little cream or butter to thin caramel.
• 10. Stir until caramels are melted and it's thin enough to spread.
• 11. Cover and keep just warm enough to spread.
• 12. Remove cake from oven and cool for 10 minutes.
• 13. Then pour warm caramel over the top of the cake and spread evenly. Allow to cool completely.
• 14. When the cake is cool and caramel is set, spread frosting over the top of the caramel.
• 15. Decorate as desired or leave plain. Cut into 24 equal pieces.

SPICE CAKE BARS WITH SALTED CARAMEL ICING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Grease a 13x9-in. baking pan. In a large bowl, combine cake mix, butter, milk and egg; beat on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium 2 minutes (batter will be thick)., Transfer to prepared pan. Bake 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack., For frosting, in a large saucepan, combine brown sugar, milk and butter over medium heat; bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 3 minutes., Remove from heat. Stir in confectioners' sugar and vanilla. Immediately spread icing over cake; sprinkle with salt. Cool completely. Cut into bars. Store in airtight containers.

CHOCOLATE CAKE CARAMEL BARS

Steps:

• Melt first 2 ingredients together over low heat.
• In separate bowl, combine cake mix, butter, and evaporated milk. Do NOT mix the chocolate chips into mixture.
• Put half of cake mixture in a greased & floured 9x13 pan. Bake 6 minutes at 350 degrees. Sprinkle chocolate chips over cake mixture (DO NOT MIX INTO CAKE BATTER). Pour caramel mixture over chocolate chips. Pour remaining cake mix on top, dropping mix by spoonfuls.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 18 minutes, cool 20 minutes, cut into bars.

GERMAN CHOCOLATE CARAMEL BARS

Steps:

• Mix the 1st cake mix with 1/2 cup (1 stick) of butter and 1/3 cup of evaporated milk.
• Press this into a 9 x 13 pan and bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 mins or until top is flaky. (It depends on your oven, my oven is weird so I always have to take a fork to the top and kind of pull a little back to see if it's still gooey in the middle).
• Melt entire bag of caramels with 1/3 cup evaporated milk until smooth.
• Pour over the first layer after it is finished baking.
• Sprinkle chocolate chips over the top of the Carmel. (you can use as many as you want to).
• Mix 2nd cake mix with other 1/2 cup (1 stick) of butter and 1/3 cup evaporated milk.
• Because of the melted Carmel you won't be able to spread this over the top for the second layer so you have to make it into patties and lay them on top.
• Once the second layer is on top, Bake for another 18 mins or until the top is flaky.

CARAMEL-APPLE BARS WITH CAKE MIX

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Place cake mix in a bowl and cut in butter with 2 knives or a pastry blender. Stir in 1/2 cup evaporated milk, then apples. Pour 1/2 of the batter into the prepared pan and set remaining batter aside.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes.
• While bottom bar layer is baking, combine caramel candies and 1/2 cup evaporated milk in a saucepan over low heat; cook and stir until melted. Remove from the heat.
• Remove the baking pan from the oven and drizzle caramel mixture over top. Sprinkle with cinnamon chips and pour reserved batter over top. Return to the oven and bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 20 to 30 more minutes.