Twix Inspired Cookies
These cookies are large, soft, butter cookie that is topped with caramel and melted milk chocolate.
Servings: 13 cookies
Calories: 436kcal
Ingredients
Cookies
- ½ cup (1 stick / 113 g) unsalted butter, softened
- ½ cup (102.5 g) shortening
- 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups (375 g) all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
Topping
- 1 bag (11 ounces) caramel bits or caramel candies, unwrapped
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup (168 g) milk chocolate chips
Instructions
Cookies
- Preheat the oven to 325°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set it aside.
- Using a handheld mixer, combine the butter, shortening, sugar, eggs, and vanilla in a large bowl.
- To the butter mixture, add the flour, cornstarch, salt, and baking powder. Mix until the ingredients are incorporated.
- Using a ¼ cup (or 2 scoops of dough with a 2 tablespoon scoop), add the dough out onto a lined cookie sheet, about 2 inches apart. (I usually put 6 cookie dough balls onto each cookie sheet.)
- Use the bottom of a glass to slightly flatten each ball of dough to ¼ to ½-inch thickness. (If you used two 2-tablespoon scoops, combine the scoops of dough into one large cookie.)
- Bake for 12 minutes for a softer cookie, up to 14 minutes for a firmer cookie.
- Remove cookies from the oven and let them cool on a wire rack while you prepare the caramel.
Topping
- In a medium microwave-safe bowl, add caramels, heavy cream, and salt. Microwave in 30-second increments, stirring in between, until smooth.
- Spoon 1-2 tablespoons caramel onto cookies. (If the caramel hardens, warm it back up in the microwave.)
- In a medium microwave-safe bowl, add chocolate chips. Melt in 30-second intervals, stirring in between until smooth.
- Once the caramel is set, add about a tablespoon of melted chocolate on top of each cookie. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 436kcal