Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies
I had a craving for chocolate chip cookies with caramel chunks. All I had on hand for salt was coarse salt and, much to my surprise, the result was delicious.
I had a craving for chocolate chip cookies with caramel chunks. All I had on hand for salt was coarse salt and, much to my surprise, the result was delicious.
Ingredients
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3 cups all-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1 teaspoon coarse salt
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1 ¾ cups brown sugar
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1 cup unsalted butter, softened
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¼ cup white sugar
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2 eggs
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2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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2 cups chocolate chips
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18 unwrapped caramel candies (such as Werther's®), each cut into 6 pieces
Method
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
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Whisk flour, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl.
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Beat brown sugar, butter, and white sugar together in a bowl using an electric mixer until creamy. Beat eggs, 1 at a time, into butter mixture until blended; beat in vanilla extract. Stir flour mixture into butter mixture until dough is just combined; fold in chocolate chips.
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Divide dough into thirty six 2 tablespoon-size balls; arrange on a baking sheet. Press 3 caramel pieces into each dough ball.
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Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden brown, 13 to 15 minutes. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool.
