New Baked Good: December

I found this fun little recipe from a cookbook that belongs to my sister (and somehow ended up in my apartment this holiday season...) It's a Gooseberry Patch cookbook called Christmas Cookies. Just flipping through the pages, the recipes seemed pretty easy. So before our family get-together at Grandma's this year, I whipped one up that was totally delicious:

Carmelitas
What you need:
18-oz. tube refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough
6-oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips
32 vanilla-caramels, unwrapped
1/4 c. half-and-half

How to make it:
Slice cookie dough 1/4-inch thick; place slices in the bottom of an ungreased 9"x9" baking pan. Pat to make an even crust. (For the life of me, I could not find and 18-oz. tube of cookie dough, so I got a 36-oz. tub of it and spread half of it evenly in a pan instead)
Bake at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 25 minutes. (I took mine out at 22 minutes because I was baking in a glass fish and it was already turning brown) Let cool slightly; sprinkle with chocolate chips and set aside.
Melt caramels and half-and-half together in a double-boiler over hot water. (This is the only semi-complicated/time-consuming part) Spread caramel mixture on top of chocolate chips.
Refrigerate for one to two hours; cut into squares.