These soft and chewy Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies are a delicious, melt-in-your-mouth treat made with decadent chocolate and gooey caramel. Enjoy these cookies warm and fresh from the oven!
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Fun Facts about Caramel
Did you know that Milton Hershey sold caramel before he sold chocolate? Before establishing the Hershey’s company, he worked with the Lancaster Caramel Company, which shipped caramel candies across the US and Europe. The success of the caramel business provided the foundation for his more well-known chocolate business.
Caramel is made with just two ingredients, milk and sugar. The sugar melts when heated to a high temperature, and the milk helps make it soft and creamy.
National Caramel day is April 5- the perfect time to make and share these salted caramel chocolate cookies!
Why This Bakery Style Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe is a Keeper
These chocolate chip cookies with soft caramel centers are perfect for every occasion. Here are some reasons why we love them:
- Quick and Easy: These chewy caramel chocolate chip cookies take less than 30 minutes to make.
- Easy Ingredients: Everything needed for these delicious salted caramel cookies can be found in your pantry or kitchen, or at your local grocery store.
- Family Friendly: Your kids are sure to love these cookies, whether baking at home or at a party.
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How Do I Make My Cookies Chewy Instead of Crunchy?
To make sure your chocolate and caramel cookies are chewy, they need to be moist. Don’t leave them in the oven for too long, and take them out once the edges are golden brown and the surface is no longer shiny- you want a soft cookie, but not an undercooked one.
Ingredient Notes for Salted Caramel Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
These gooey chocolate chip cookies are stuffed with caramel in the center. Here are some things to know in order to make them:
- Caramels: You can easily make these cookies with pre-wrapped caramels. Just unwrap them, and they’re ready to bake with! A salted caramel chocolate chip cookie is always a hit.
- Butter: Use unsalted butter at room temperature for this chocolate chip cookie recipe. However, you can use salted butter if you wish for this favorite cookie.
See the recipe card below for a complete list of the ingredients with measurements.
Variations and Substitutions to Love this Recipe
- Different Chocolate Chips: You can use different flavored chocolate chips for this recipe, such as milk chocolate chips or semi-sweet chocolate chips, or try peanut butter or butterscotch chips instead. You can also try dark chocolate chips or white chocolate in place of classic chocolate chips. You can even use chopped chocolate.
- Homemade Caramel: If you have a little extra time, you can make your own caramel pieces instead of using store bought candies for this caramel and chocolate chip cookie.
How to Make Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ready to make these soft caramel and chocolate cookies? Just follow these simple steps.
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These are the basic steps for making caramel chocolate chip cookies. Refer to the full, printable recipe card below for detailed instructions.
Step 1: Prep
Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit and prepare a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. Unwrap the sweet caramels.
Step 2: Mix in the Dry Ingredients and Make the Cookies
In a large bowl, mix flour, baking powder, and baking soda until combined. In a separate bowl, use a stand mixer or hand mixer to combine butter, brown sugar, and white sugar. Then, add the eggs and vanilla to this mixture.
Step 3: Combine Ingredients and add Chocolate Chips and Caramel
Add the dry ingredients and wet ingredients together, then stir in the chocolate chips.
Step 4: Roll and Add Caramels
Scoop a tablespoon of cookie dough with a cookie scoop and create a ball. Place a caramel piece in the center of the cookie dough ball, then roll the dough around the caramel to cover it.
Step 5: Bake Time to Bake the Cookies for this Classic Chocolate Chip Cookie
Place the cookies on a cookie sheet and bake for 12 minutes. Take out of the oven and allow cookies to cool completely on a wire rack. Let cookies cool completely before storing them. Store cooled cookies in an airtight container.
Chocolate Caramel Cookie FAQs
Expert Tips for Making Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Caramel Bits: For more caramel flavor, add caramel chips to your best cookies.
- Sea Salt: Top with flaky sea salt for a sweet and salty twist for the best cookies ever.
- Drizzle: After you let the cookies cool on the baking sheet, try drizzling your cookies with caramel sauce on top of each cookie, just like a caramel apple.
- Chocolate: Make these caramel cookies with your favorite type of chocolate. Use the type of chocolate you like, even use chocolate chunks for the best flavor.
What to Serve with Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies
Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 3 cups Flour
- 1 teaspoon Baking power
- 1 teaspoon Baking soda
- ¼ cup Sugar
- 1 cup Brown sugar
- 2 Eggs
- 1 cup Butter, unsalted is best
- 2 tablespoons Vanilla
- 2 cups Chocolate chips
- 12 Caramels
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325.
- Unwrap caramels.
- Mix flour, baking powder and baking soda.
- Use a mixer to mix butter in a separate bowl. Add white and brown sugar and continue mixing. Add eggs and vanilla.
- Once blended, add flour mixture and chocolate chips.
- Line a baking sheet.
- Take a tablespoon of the dough and create a ball. Push one of the caramels into the middle of the ball of cookie dough and re-roll to completely cover the caramel.
- Place on the baking sheet and bake for 12 minutes.
Expert Tips
- Caramel Bits: For more caramel flavor, add caramel chips to your best cookies.
- Sea Salt: Top with flaky sea salt for a sweet and salty twist for the best cookies ever.
- Drizzle: After you let the cookies cool on the baking sheet, try drizzling your cookies with caramel sauce on top of each cookie, just like a caramel apple.
- Chocolate: Make these caramel cookies with your favorite type of chocolate. Use the type of chocolate you like, even use chocolate chunks for the best flavor.
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