caramel cookie bars from a cake mix

Name: Caramel Cookie Bars from a Cake Mix
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 box(es) yellow cake mix; 2 - eggs; 10 tablespoon(s) unsalted butter, room temp; 1/2 tablespoon(s) caramel flavoring; 1 cup(s) chocolate chips; 1/2 cup(s) butterscotch chips; 1 cup(s) nuts, chopped; ## TOPPING; 8 ounce(s) caramels, melted; 1 package(s) white frosting

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Judy Kaye

Hazelwood, MO

Updated on Oct 23, 2025

Every year I try to make up goodies for friends and neighbors. This year, I wanted to make a caramel cookie bar to share but couldn't find a recipe I liked. So, I made this one up as I went along. Everyone who has taste-tested it loves it. I hope you do too.

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Wow... everyone's going to love these. This cake is super rich. You taste chocolate, butterscotch, and nuts in every bite. It's chewy but a bit crunchy because of the nuts. The layer of caramel and icing top them wonderfully. It's a cross between toffee and fudge. We really loved the flavor of butterscotch and caramel in this easy cake. Super yummy!

— The Test Kitchen

prep time 15 Min

cook time 25 Min

method Bake

yield 24 serving(s)

Ingredients

1 box yellow cake mix
2 - eggs
10 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temp
1/2 tablespoon caramel flavoring
1 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup butterscotch chips
1 cup nuts, chopped
TOPPING
8 ounces caramels, melted
1 package white frosting

How To Make caramel cookie bars from a cake mix

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325. Grease a 9 x13 cake pan.

Step 2

In a medium bowl cream eggs, butter, and caramel flavoring.
Step 3

Sift cake mix into a large bowl.
Step 4

Pour cake mix over butter and eggs.
Step 5

Stir to moisten. (This will be very thick.)
Step 6

Next stir in candy and nuts.
Step 7

Spread over greased cake pan evenly.
Step 8

Bake for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
Step 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.
Step 10

Stir until caramels are melted and it's thin enough to spread.
Step 11

Cover and keep just warm enough to spread.
Step 12

Remove cake from oven and cool for 10 minutes.
Step 13

Then pour warm caramel over the top of the cake and spread evenly. Allow to cool completely.
Step 14

When the cake is cool and caramel is set, spread frosting over the top of the caramel.
Step 15

Decorate as desired or leave plain. Cut into 24 equal pieces.
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Nutrition Facts

(per serving*)

calories: 334kcal, carbohydrates: 48g, cholesterol: 29mg, fat: 15g, fiber: 1g, protein: 3g, saturated fat: 6g, sodium: 266mg, sugar: 35g, unsaturated fat: 9g

*Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Nutrition information is estimated.

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