Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients:

  • 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 12 tablespoons unsalted butter (softened)
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • ¾ cup light brown sugar (packed)
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1½ cups milk chocolate chips
  • 1 (11 ounce) bag caramel bites
  • 2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream or milk
  • 4 ounces semi-sweet chocolate baking bars
  • Sea salt for sprinkling on top

Directions

Preheat oven to 370° F. Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats. Set aside.

Whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt in a medium size bowl. Set aside.

In a large bowl, using an electric or stand mixer, cream together the butter, granulated sugar, light brown sugar, and vanilla extract until combined. Add eggs one at a time, mixing between each egg. Add flour mixture and mix until just combined. Do not over mix!

Using a spatula, stir in chocolate chips until combined.

Using a cookie scoop, scoop dough into balls about 1 tablespoons each and place onto prepared baking sheet.

Bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown around the edges.

Immediately after taking cookies out of the oven, using handle of a wooden spoon, make indentation into center of each cookie. Let cool for 5 minutes on baking sheet.

In a medium sized bowl, combine caramel bits and heavy whipping cream. Microwave for 1 minute, stirring until caramel is completely melted. Spoon 1 teaspoon of caramel into each indentation.

In a medium sized bowl, microwave chocolate baking bars for 30 seconds, stirring after each 30 second intervals until chocolate is completed melted. Drizzle chocolate over cookies and sprinkle with sea salt.

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