Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies
This delightful treat takes the classic chocolate chip cookie to a whole new level with gooey caramel surprises and a sprinkle of sea salt that elevates each bite to a heavenly experience.
Ingredients
- 1 stick butter cold and chopped into pieces
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ¾ cups flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon cornstarch
- 4 oz Baker’s semi-sweet chocolate bar chopped into pieces (or you can use 1 cup of chocolate chips)
- 10 soft caramels I use Werther’s Original Chewy Caramels
- Sea salt of choice
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F, and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Mix the butter and sugars together in a mixing bowl until a grainy substance has formed (around 1 to 2 minutes). Add the egg and vanilla and mix until combined.
- In a separate bowl mix together the dry ingredients: salt, flour, baking soda, baking powder, cornstarch.
- Pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and mix until just combined. Fold in the chocolate chunks.
- Use a 2-inch cookie scoop, scoop out the cookie dough and poke a hole in the center of the dough. Put the caramel inside the ball of dough and roll together until you can no longer see the caramel.
- Place all caramel cookie dough scoops on the prepared pan.
- Bake in the oven for 10-12 minutes. Sprinkle with sea salt and let cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes and then transfer to a cooling rack. Enjoy while warm so the caramel is gooey and delicious!