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These salted caramel chocolate chip cookies stand about the rest. Stuffed with a rolo, they become salted caramel chocolate chip cookies – otherwise known as happiness! Easy and simple to make, this is about to become your favorite cookie recipe!
These cookies won me over for their texture. Bonus for being nearly identical to the chocolate chip cookies I’ve been trying to recreate from the bakery just a few miles away from us. Yep, these babies are bakery quality. They stack up to any competition! I just wish I could say I wrote this recipe myself. They are thick, chewy, stuffed with rolos and topped with sea salt.
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To Make These Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies, You Will Need:
You just need a handful of pantry staple ingredients to make these delicious cookies!
- Flour, baking soda, cornstarch
- Salt and butter
- White and brown sugar
- Egg: Free run / organic if possible.
- Vanilla: Pure over imitation is preferred.
- Chocolate chips: You can use dark or milk.
- Rolos and salt
How to Make Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies
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Mix dry ingredients and set aside. In mixer/mixing bowl, whisk butter, sugar, and brown sugar. Add eggs and vanilla. Mix well. Blend dry ingredients in. Stir in chocolate chips. Chill dough for 2 hours. Remove dough from fridge {about 10 minutes}. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper {we don’t want any extra cleanup, do we?}.
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Roll dough into large balls or use a scoop. Press the middle of your dough with your thumb and insert rolo. Cover with dough. Crack sea salt on top and bake 13 minutes {resist the temptation to bake longer!} Allow to cool and enjoy!
The Best Stuffed Cookie Recipe
Want a taste of heaven? These salted caramel chocolate chip cookies are the stuff that dreams are made of. Why? Because they’re stuffed with chocolate and caramel! It really takes no extra effort than regular chocolate chip cookies and the result is just to die for!
A Salty and Sweet Cookie Recipe
I’m of the belief cookies should always be stuffed, just for a little added surprise, but there’s another secret. A crack of sea salt on top. It puts them over the edge! I’m always a lover of sweet and salty, like my Easy Salted Caramel Pecan Pie Bars, I just love that hit of different flavors you get.
The Best Salted Caramel and Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
When I made these cookies, I can not tell you how happy they made me! Talk about bakery style at home! They really didn’t stick around for long, in fact, I made another batch two days later because I couldn’t stop thinking about them! These cookies are perfect for the holidays and Christmas cookie exchanges, but honestly, they are a must all year round!
These salted caramel chocolate chip cookies won’t last more than a few hours. Or maybe minutes.
Top Tips To Make These Cookies
- Like a lot of my favorite cookie doughs, this one requires you to chill the dough for 2 hours. It’s worth it.
- And don’t forget that crack of sea salt on top – this is a great enhancement to any cookie.
- Resist the temptation to bake longer.
- To see how easy this Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe is, watch the video in the post
For More Tasty Cookie Recipes:
- Flourless Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Carmelita Cookies
- Kitchen Sink Cookies with Toffee, Pretzels and White Chocolate Chips
- Caramel Cheesecake Cookies
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Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies
These chocolate chip cookies stand about the rest. Stuffed with a roll, they become salted caramel chocolate chip cookies - otherwise known as happiness.
Yield
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 sticks butter melted
- 1/2 cup white granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup brown sugar packed
- 1 egg 1 egg yolk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- bag of rolos
- salt in a grinder
Instructions
- Mix dry ingredients and set aside. In mixer/mixing bowl, whisk butter, sugar, and brown sugar. Add eggs and vanilla. Mix well. Blend dry ingredients in. Stir in chocolate chips. Chill dough for 2 hours. Remove dough from fridge {about 10 minutes}. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper {we don't want any extra cleanup, do we?}.
- Roll dough into large balls or use a scoop. Press the middle of your dough with your thumb and insert rolo. Cover with dough. Crack sea salt on top and bake 13 minutes {resist the temptation to bake longer!} Allow to cool and enjoy!
Tips
- Like a lot of my favorite cookie doughs, this one requires you to chill the dough for 2 hours. It's worth it.
- And don't forget that crack of sea salt on top - this is a great enhancement to any cookie.
- Resist the temptation to bake longer.
- To see how easy this Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe is, watch the video in the post
Nutrition Information
Calories: 378kcal (19%), Carbohydrates: 55g (18%), Protein: 4g (8%), Fat: 16g (25%), Saturated Fat: 10g (50%), Cholesterol: 47mg (16%), Sodium: 327mg (14%), Potassium: 65mg (2%), Fiber: 1g (4%), Sugar: 35g (39%), Vitamin A: 406IU (8%), Vitamin C: 1mg (1%), Calcium: 46mg (5%), Iron: 1mg (6%)
Estimated nutrition information is provided as a courtesy and is not guaranteed.
Denise says
Hi! Silly question……does this recipe require just one egg yolk or one egg plus one egg yolk? Thanks in advance!
Julie Blanner says
GREAT question! Sorry for the confusion. 1 egg + 1 egg yolk. Enjoy!
Dina says
they sound yummy!