This recipe takes the best things about classic oatmeal cookies—the chewy texture, the hearty oats, and the sweet flavor—and elevates them to a whole new level by introducing melty chewy caramels into the mix.
Whether you’re a seasoned baker or trying your hand at homemade cookies for the first time, this recipe is designed for success. The combination of quick oats and old-fashioned oats ensures the perfect chewiness, and the addition of a cup of chocolate chips provides an extra layer of decadence. The dough comes together effortlessly with the help of a stand mixer or a hand mixer, making the process a breeze.
Whether you’re a caramel cookie enthusiast or just someone with a sweet spot for homemade treats, this caramel oatmeal cookie recipe is bound to become a staple in your collection.
Recipe Ingredient Notes
To make Caramel Oatmeal Cookies, you will need the following ingredients:
- All Purpose Flour
- Baking Soda
- Cinnamon
- Salt
- Butter
- Granulated sugar
- Light Brown Sugar
- Eggs
- Vanilla Extract
- Quick Oats, uncooked, (can also use Old Fashioned Oats)
- Kraft Caramel Bits
Equipment Needed
For this recipe, you only need a few simple kitchen tools. We recommend using the following equipment:
How to make Caramel Oatmeal Cookies
- Preheat oven to 350 ℉.
- In a small bowl, combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
- In a large bowl, cream together butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, eggs and vanilla extract. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Fold in oats and caramel bits.
- Drop by rounded Tablespoons onto baking sheets lined with parchment paper or silicone baking mats. Cook for 10-12 minutes, or until golden brown.
Storage Suggestions
If you manage to not eat the whole tray of cookies immediately, these Caramel Oatmeal Cookies store well. Once cookies have completely cooled, here is how you can store them:
- Counter: Store in an airtight container in a single layer for up to 4 days at room temperature. If you want to try and get the cookies to last even longer without becoming crumbly cookies, add a slice of bread into the container of cookies. The bread will give the cookies something to draw moisture from.
- Refrigerator: Store in an airtight container in a single layer for up to 7 days in a refrigerator.
- Freezer: You can freeze precooked cookie dough for cookies later. Just roll out and freeze for 30 minutes, and then transfer to an airtight, freezer safe bag for up to 3 months. To store cooked cookies, let them cool completely before you put them in a freezer-safe bag for up to 3 months.
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Caramel Oatmeal Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter, (2 sticks, softened)
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup light brown sugar, packed
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups quick oats, uncooked, (can also use Old Fashioned Oats)
- 1 package Kraft Caramel Bits
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 ℉.
- In a small bowl, combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
- In a large bowl, cream together butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, eggs and vanilla extract. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Fold in oats and caramel bits.
- Drop by rounded Tablespoons onto baking sheets lined with parchment paper or silicone baking mats. Cook for 10-12 minutes, or until golden brown.
Notes
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Yummy! Those are some delicious looking cookies 🙂
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Yummy! Also I just got your cookbook (I won it at Bunco)and it is so fun! I especially love the crafts in it.
Those look so amazing! Yum!!!
These cookies look delicious!
These look fantastic!
SO these look D-I-V-I-N-E…I am totally not a wiz in the kitchen but for the most part can make my way through a baking recipe…that being said, I have a question (anyone that could respond would just be a doll):
I have about 30 of the square caramels left over from Halloween. Any thoughts on how I could unwrap these and maybe slice them to add to the mixture? Would that even work?
I love oatmeal cookies!! Thanks for the recipe,I will be trying!
It sounds delicious! Should work great!!
These are gorgeous cookies. I would love these definitely. I’m really craving for chewy and soft caramel oatmeal cookies. Thanks.
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Made these and they were INCREDIBLE! Thanks for the recipe!
I had 6 daughter’s too..Nice to know I’m NOT the only one..Such BEAUTIES…Mine are 20,19,16,13,10 and 6…
Just made these this morning… They are amazing!!! Thank you so much for sharing
I had a wonderful cookie with caramel bits and sea salt. would anyone know where to find a recipe?
I just found this recipe today and made the cookies. They were wonderful. I just posted them on my blog with a nod back to you. Thank you so much for sharing!
Those caramels work great!!!! I just made that but chopped them up. OH MY.
Does half chocolate chips & half carmel bits sound good? Would the chocolate go well with cinnamon? Thanks!
Hi Becky! Half chocolate chips and half caramel bits sounds amazing!
My Caramel bits got hard? I refrigerated the dough prior to baking, might this have beenough my issue?
Hi Sarah!
I am so sorry about that! I’ve never had that problem. Could they have been expired? Sorry I’m not more help!
I made these last night (a little baking therapy). I made a half-recipe version. I used salted carmel chips instead of the carmel bits and the turned out wonderfully! I only made half-recipe so I wouldn’t have shop many cookies in the house. I’m diabetic, but I have a mad sweet tooth & when my grands get here for spring break, I know they’ll disappear quickly! LOL! If I add pecans or walnuts, I won’t eat them at all. (I don’t like nuts in my food. Never have since I was a kid).
Thanks for taking the time to leave us a comment on the cookies. We all have a mad sweet tooth every now and then! So glad the kids will like them as they enjoy their spring break! Have a great week!
Baking now. Can’t wait to enjoy! Thanks for the recipe.
Hi, I have also made oatmeal cookies with the cinnamon chips! They are yummy!
Do you have to use the “quick cook” oats instead of package labeled “old fashioned oats”
You could use either kind of oats.
I don’t know what I did but mine melt onto the parchment paper and got stuck.
Can you freeze to bake later?
You can easily bake the cookies and freeze. We have not made the dough and frozen it, and then thawed and baked.
Just made a batch….delicious!! Everyone enjoyed them. Thank you for the recipe. Will make again.
These smell and taste divine! They were not the prettiest because the goo stuck to the parchment even after resting a bit, but totally worth it!
You can also try silicone baking mats. The caramels are tricky. They are what sticks.
The chips melted and stick to the cookie sheet😩
The caramel will stick sometimes. But we like to use silicone baking mats.
I omitted the caramel. I added 1 tsp. Maple extract, 2 Tbsp pure maple syrup and about 1\2 cup crisp real bacon bits. Delicious.
Do I need to use parchment paper? Or can I put them directly on pan?
You don’t have to use parchment paper. We like the quick clean up. I would make sure your cookie sheet is greased so it won’t stick as much.
I’ve mad e this recipe 3 times. The first time I made them the doubled recipe came out absolutely perfect and shared the cookies and recipe with a friend. I made two single batches and the results were tasty, but they lacked the quality of the very first batch. I am an experienced cookie baker and can not figure out what happened. My friend had a similar experience. The first time they were fabulous! Are you able to help as i would love to make them again. In both I measured accurately and used the same quality of ingredients, I believe.
I was searching for an caramel oatmeal cookie! I came across this recipe posted by you and was pleasantly surprised to see you are one of the Six Sisters! I encountered Lauren While searching Instant Pot recipies (congratulations to her on her new additrion 🙂 ), they are awesome and she had some good tips that I was able to incorporate Tell Lauren “Sealing NOT Venting” :)!!! Anyway this recipe ia awesome! I love oatmeal cookies , they are ‘kindof’ better for you than regular cookies. I’v added freeze dried strawberries, blueberries etc. Now caramel, gotta chill them a little longer, but they are awesome! I’m considering Butterscotch!!! 🙂 I just saw you post for Gingerbresd oatmeal cookies!!! They’re next! Thank You and ALL you gals for what you do! Y,all are AWESOME! By the way … That is a reflection on YOU MOM! You should be proud! 🙂