Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies

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4.66 from 96 votes

Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies

Recipe from Two Peas and Their Pod

Soft and chewy chocolate chip cookies with a gooey caramel center and a touch of sea salt.

Prep Time15

Cook Time10

Total Time25

Course: Cookies, Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: chocolate chip cookies, cookies

Servings: cookies

Calories: 258kcal

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
3/4 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
9 soft caramels, cut in half*
Flaky sea salt, for sprinkling on cookies

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 F. Line a large baking sheet with a Silpat baking mat or parchment paper and set aside.
In a large bowl, whisk flour, cornstarch, baking soda and sea salt together. Set aside.
In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together butter and sugars until smooth and creamy, about 2 minutes. Add egg and vanilla extract and beat until combined. Slowly mix in the dry ingredients.
Stir in the chocolate chips. Measure about 2 tablespoons of dough and roll into balls. Flatten the ball slightly with the palm of your hand and place a caramel piece in the center of the dough. Wrap the cookie dough around the caramel, making sure the caramel is completely covered with dough. Place on prepared baking sheet, about 2 inches apart.
Bake cookies for 10 to 12 minutes, or until slightly golden brown around the edges. Remove from the oven and sprinkle the cookies with flaky sea salt. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire cooling rack and cool completely.

Notes

For the caramels, I like to use Trader Joe's fleur de sel caramels. You can also use Werther's soft caramels. I cut the caramels in half. If you can find the Kraft caramel bits, you can use 1/2 cup. The caramel isn't as soft and melty.

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