Salted Caramel Chocolate Cookies
I absolutely LOVE these salted caramel chocolate cookies! They are so good and the perfect Christmas cookie recipe to share.
Serving30 Cookies
Ingredients
- 11 ounces Kraft Caramels, 1 bag (about 36 caramels in the bag), divided
- 1 cup butter (unsalted), (2 sticks), softened
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup cocoa powder
- 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
- 2 Tablespoon heavy whipping cream
- sea salt, for topping (about 1 Tablespoon)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 ℉.
- Count out 25 caramels for the drizzle to go on top of cookies, set aside.
- Remove plastic wrap from remaining caramels and cut up into small pieces, set aside.
- In a mixing bowl, combine butter, brown sugar and sugar. Cream together until smooth. Add in eggs and vanilla extract and beat until smooth.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, and cocoa powder.
- Mix dry ingredients with wet ingredients and mix until incorporated. Fold in the chocolate chips and the caramels cut into small pieces.
- Drop by tablespoonfuls onto a greased baking sheet (or a baking sheet with silicone mat on it).
- Bake for 8-10 minutes (be careful not to overbake them).
- Remove from oven and let them rest on the baking sheet for 2-3 minutes, then move them to a wire rack to cool completely.
- While cookies cool, take the 25 caramels that you set aside and combine with heavy cream in a small saucepan.
- Cook saucepan on stovetop over medium heat, stirring constantly, until caramels start to melt and are smooth (takes 5-10 minutes).
- Drizzle cooled cookies with melted caramel and sprinkle with a pinch of sea salt before the caramel sets.
Notes
To make these Gluten Free replace the Flour with a Gluten Free baking alternative.
Nutrition
Calories: 233 kcal · Carbohydrates: 34 g · Protein: 3 g · Fat: 10 g · Saturated Fat: 6 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 3 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 30 mg · Sodium: 109 mg · Potassium: 117 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 23 g · Vitamin A: 227 IU · Vitamin C: 1 mg · Calcium: 33 mg · Iron: 1 mg