Gooey Caramel Butter Bars Recipes

GOOEY CARAMEL-CHOCOLATE BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Reserve 1/2 cup cake mix for topping. In large bowl, beat remaining cake mix, 1/2 cup butter and the eggs with electric mixer on medium speed until dough forms. Stir in chocolate chips. Spread in ungreased 13x9-inch pan. Bake 14 to 18 minutes or until set.
• Meanwhile, in 2-quart saucepan, heat caramels, 1/4 cup butter and the condensed milk over medium heat about 8 minutes, stirring frequently, until caramels are melted and mixture is smooth.
• Spread caramel filling evenly over partially baked crust. In small bowl, mix reserved 1/2 cup cake mix, the oats and 3 tablespoons butter with fork until crumbly. Sprinkle over caramel filling.
• Bake 18 to 22 minutes longer or until top is set. Cool completely, about 2 hours. Run knife around sides of pan to loosen bars. For bars, cut into 8 rows by 6 rows. Store covered.

SALTED CARAMEL GOOEY BUTTER BARS

Steps:

• To make salted caramel, place water and sugar in medium saucepan over medium-high heat; stir vigorously until sugar is dissolved and begins to boil. Once boiling, stop stirring and let boil until sugar temperature reaches 370°F on candy thermometer. Immediately remove from heat and carefully add butter. Swirl pan until butter is completely melted. Add heavy whipping cream and stir to combine. Stir in salt. Set aside and cool to room temperature.To make the bar base, combine all ingredients in medium bowl and use hands or pastry knife to mix until ingredients come together to form fine crumbs. Press mixture into bottom of buttered 8"x8" pan. Top with 3/4 cup cooled salted caramel mixture. If needed, tilt pan slightly so caramel will flow to evenly cover crust.To make bar filling, preheat oven to 350°F. In medium bowl, combine sugar and butter; beat until light and fluffy. Add corn syrup and egg; mix to combine. Alternate adding flour and evaporated milk in three additions, mixing just until combined (the batter will appear slightly curdled). Evenly distribute topping over caramel.Bake 35 minutes or until the edges are just turning brown and the center is loose but not liquid. Cool to room temperature and drizzle remaining salted caramel sauce on top. Cut into squares and serve.

OOEY GOOEY SALTED CARAMEL BUTTER CAKE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

SALTED CARAMEL GOOEY BUTTER BARS

Steps:

• Place water and sugar in a medium-sized saucepan on medium-high heat and vigorously stir until sugar is dissolved and begins to boil.
• Once boiling, stop stirring and let boil until the sugar's temperature reads 370 F on a candy thermometer.
• Immediately remove from heat and carefully add butter. Swirl the pan until the butter is completely melted.
• Add the heavy whipping cream and immediately stir vigorously to combine.
• Stir in salt.
• Cool to room temperature.
• Place all ingredients in a mixing bowl and use your hands to mix until the ingredients come together to form fine crumbs.
• Press into the bottom of a greased 8"x8" pan.
• Top with 3/4 cup of the salted caramel from above. If needed, tilt the pan slightly so the caramel will flow to evenly cover the whole crust.
• Preheat oven to 350 F.
• In a mixing bowl, beat sugar and butter until fully combined.
• Mix in the corn syrup and egg.
• Alternately add the flour and the evaporated milk in three additions, mixing until just combined (the batter will appear slightly curdled).
• Evenly distribute topping over caramel.
• Bake for 35 minutes or until the edges of the bars are just turning brown. When you shake the pan, the center should still be somewhat loose but not liquid. Be careful not to over-bake, as you will then lose the gooey aspect of the gooey butter bars.
• Cool to room temperature and optionally drizzle remaining salted caramel sauce on top.
• Cut into squares and serve.

SALTED CARAMEL BUTTER BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. Coat a 9×13 baking dish with nonstick spray. Set aside.
• In the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix the butter, granulated sugar, and powdered sugar together on medium speed for 2 minutes. Add the vanilla and mix until combined. Turn the mixer to low and add in the flour, mixing until a soft dough forms.
• Press one-third of the dough evenly into the bottom of the prepared pan. Wrap the remaining dough in plastic wrap and chill in refrigerator.
• Bake for 20 minutes, or until the edges are a pale golden brown. Transfer the pan to a wire rack and let cool about 15 minutes.

GOOEY CARAMEL APPLE BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar and salt. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. In a small bowl, whisk the eggs, water and vinegar; gradually add to flour mixture, tossing with a fork until dough forms a ball., Divide dough in half so that one portion is slightly larger than the other; wrap each in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 1 hour or until easy to handle. , Roll out larger portion of dough between two sheets of waxed paper into a 17x12-in. rectangle. Transfer to an ungreased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Press pastry onto the bottom and up the sides of pan; trim pastry even with top edges of pan. , In a large bowl, combine the apples, sugars, flour, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg. Stir in cream. , In a Dutch oven, melt butter. Add apple mixture; cook over medium heat for 8-10 minutes or until apples are slightly tender. Stir in walnuts and vanilla. Spoon into crust. , Roll out remaining pastry; place over filling. Trim and seal edges. Cut slits in top. Bake at 375° for 35-40 minutes or until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly. Cool on a wire rack.

GOOEY CARAMEL CHOCOLATE BARS

Steps:

• In a heavy saucepan over low heat, melt chocolate chips and caramels with 1/3 cup milk. Stir in nuts. Remove from the heat and set aside. In a large bowl, combine cake mix, butter and remaining milk; pat half into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 7-10 minutes. Spread chocolate/caramel mixture over crust; top with reserved cake mixture. Bake 12-15 minutes longer.

CARAMEL PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 9x13" pan with foil and spray with cooking spray. The foil is needed here because the caramel can get sticky!
• Cream butter, peanut butter, and both sugars in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Add egg, vanilla, milk, and salt and baking soda. Mix until combined. Slowly add flour and mix until dough comes together.
• Press half of dough into the bottom of the prepared pan. The dough will be sticky - spray your hands with cooking spray first. It will be a very thin layer of dough!
• Bake the bottom layer of cookie dough for 10 minutes.
• While the dough is baking, make the caramel.
• Place the heavy whipping cream and butter in a heavy bottomed 2Qt sauce pan over medium-low heat. Add unwrapped caramels one at a time. Stir often until the caramel is melted and smooth. Sift the flour into the caramel (if you have a small mesh strainer, just place the flour in it and tap the side of the strainer until all the flour falls through). Stir until the flour is incorporated. Turn heat all the way to low until the bottom layer is done cooking, stirring often so it doesn't burn. Right before taking the cookie out of the oven, turn off the heat and stir in the vanilla.
• After 10 minutes, remove the bottom layer from the oven and pour the caramel over the top. Try to leave a 1/2" border around the cookie base. If the caramel touches the edges of the pan it will boil and stick.
• Break off pieces of the remaining dough and flatten between your hands. Lay on the top of caramel. Continue until the entire pan is covered, pressing the edges to seal them together. A little of the caramel may peek through, that's okay.
• Bake for an additional 10-15 minutes, until the bars start to get golden on the top. Cool completely before slicing. Store in an airtight container at room temperature. Do not refrigerate or caramel will get too hard to eat.

GOOEY CHOCOLATE CARMEL BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, combine 1/2 cup of the butter with the cake mix and egg. Work the mixture with your hands until everything is well blended. The mixture will be crumbly. Press the mixture evenly into a 10 x15 inch jellyroll pan.
• Bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Remove and cool for 10 minutes.
• In a saucepan , combine the remaining 1/2 cup of butter with the evaporated milk and caramels, over medium heat. Stir occasionally until smooth. Remove from heat and pour the mixture over the baked crust, turning the pan from side to side so that it is evenly coated.
• Return to the oven, and bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until it is bubbly all over. Cool and drizzle with icing. Allow icing to set before cutting into squares.
• To make the icing, stir together the confectioners' sugar with the water and vanilla until smooth. If the icing is too thick, add more water. If it is too thin, add more confectioners' sugar.

GOOEY CARAMEL BUTTER BARS

Steps:

• Crust: Preheat oven to 325. Combine butters and sugars. Beat until creamy. Add vanilla and salt. Sift flour into mixture and beat until a smooth dough forms. Press 1/3 of the dough into a prepared baking pan. Wrap the rest of the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. Bake crust 20-25 minutes. Filling: Microwave caramels, salt, and cream for 1 minutes on high. Remove and stir until smooth. Pour caramel over bottom crust. Remove chilled dough and crumble evenly over spread caramel. Bake 30 minutes.