Salted Caramel Cookies
Salted Caramel Cookies are chocolate chip cookies with a caramel center baked with salt sprinkled on top for a sweet and salty treat.
Servings: 24
Calories: 330kcal
Ingredients
- 1⅔ cups (208 g) cake flour
- 1⅔ cups (208 g) bread flour
- 1¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 1½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1½ teaspoon coarse salt
- 1¼ cups (2½ sticks / 284g) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
- 1¼ cups (225 g) light brown sugar, packed
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups (336 g) semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 24 caramel candies, unwrapped and shaped into balls
- 1 teaspoon coarse salt, for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flours, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- Using a mixer with a paddle attachment, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy (3 to 5 minutes).
- Reduce speed and add eggs one at a time, then add vanilla.
- Slowly add dry ingredients, mixing until just combined. Fold in chocolate chips by hand.
- Drop spoonfuls (2-3 tablespoons) of dough onto a baking sheet.
- Place caramel in center and form dough around the caramel candy. Place back on the baking sheet.
- Sprinkle cookies with salt. Bake for 10-12 minutes.
- Let cookies cool a few minutes on the baking sheet before transferring to a wire rack. Serve warm. If the cookies have cooled completely, warm them up in the microwave for 15 seconds to soften the caramel.
Nutrition
Calories: 330kcal