It’s no secret that we’re huge fans of desserts here at 12 Tomatoes. Cookies, cakes, pies, fudge, ice cream, the list goes on and on. While it’s fun to try out decadent recipes like Chocolate Pretzel Icebox Cake or Key Lime Pie Cheesecake, sometimes it’s nice to stick to simple ingredients.

Chocolate, caramel, and cookie dough. A classic combo, really. The ingredients may be simple, that that doesn’t mean this dessert is plain; not by a long shot!

Let’s start with the oatmeal cookie dough. Buttery, brown sugary, melt-in-your-mouth cookie dough. Do I need to say more? This stuff is good on its own, but coupled with fresh, warm caramel and semi-sweet chocolate? Yes, please.

You could use refrigerated cookie dough to speed the process along, but going that extra step and doing it from scratch really makes all the difference. Once you have the prepared cookie dough, separate it into two sections. Press one section into the bottom of the pan and bake. This comprises the crust of these delicious bars.

Next, melt caramel candies, butter, and heavy cream together to make your own extra-creamy caramel. Pour it over the cooled cookie layer and then sprinkle chocolate chips on top. All that’s left to do is crumble the remaining cookie dough on top and pop the pan back into the oven for a few minutes!

These babies are seriously binge-worthy, as the name suggests. The perfect dessert to feed a crowd – or feed your sweet tooth. Go ahead and check out the easy recipe below! Don’t say we didn’t warn you…