Chocolate Chip Cookie & Caramel-Peanut Butter Bars

So imagine this... A a layer of chocolate chip cookie batter, drizzled with a melted layer of combined caramel and peanut butter, sprinkled with chocolate chips, blanketed with a second layer of chocolate chip batter. Off it goes into the oven. Tell me you cannot imagine the aroma as it is baking!

Dessert lovers, just image that already perfect chocolate chip cookie on the outside, then you Bite into it and close your eyes.

What can your taste buds expect to experience? How about the texture of the ooeey gooey layer of softened peanut butter caramel coupled with all these delicious flavors, rolled into one. Oh, My Goodness. Did we tell you this is like a little bite of heaven itself.

Home baker and blogger Claire is being featured with her yummy Chocolate Chip Cookie & Caramel-Peanut Butter Bars.

This recipe uses whole caramels that are unwrapped and melted down. We are going to share little information and history on the caramel?

First what is a caramel made from? These little square nuggets come wrapped in cello-phane and are basically made from brown sugar and butter. Although caramels are similar to other candies, they differ in the fact that they contain milk and fat. The caramel stays of the softer side because of their cooking method. They are cooked at a lower temperature only to 245F(118C), and they contain a higher percentage of moisture. Their preparation process is what makes them so usable in other desserts. They can easily be melted back down to a creamy texture allowing them to be used in recipes like toppings on cheesecake, extra gooey cookies, cake frostings and so much more.

In the 1650's American's discovered if they boiled sugar and water together, they would produce a sweet hard candy. In 1886, Hershey founded the Lancaster Caramel Company and the caramel was here to stay.

You can also make your own homemade caramel sauce with a very simple process.

Please visit 'The Bite Sized Baker' below to get the full ingredients and instructions on this dessert.