Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars - Chew Nibble Nosh

Ingredients

• 2 sticks (1 cup) butter, softened
• 1 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
• 1 tsp. kosher salt
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 (12 oz.) package semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 (10 oz.) bag soft caramels (I used Kraft.), unwrapped
• 14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk
• flaky sea salt, for sprinkling