Crispy on the edges and chewy in the center, these cookies are filled with chocolate chips and then drizzled with homemade salted caramel. Simple to make, these salted caramel chocolate chip cookies are the ultimate dessert.
Tis’ the season for fresh baked cookies!
Every December as it gets closer and closer to Christmas, all I want to do is stay in the kitchen, have the oven on all day, bake cookies, and bask in the aroma of cookies baking in the oven. Seriously, there’s no better time to be in the kitchen than during the winter.
With the oven on, the kitchen is probably the coziest place to be in the house. And with cookies baking in the oven? I never ever want to leave.
I recently made salted caramel. Super easy to make and takes just about 10 minutes. The hard part is waiting for it to cool and thicken. With a small mason jar full of salted caramel, I definitely want to put it to good use. So what could be better than drizzling it on top one of my favorite cookies? Chocolate chip.
Crispy on the edges, chewy in the center, melted chocolate chip in every bite, and that thick salted caramel on top. Every single part of this salted caramel chocolate chip cookie is drool worthy.
So definitely bake a batch or two. Save some for yourself, and add them to your cookie box. It’ll be perfect for gifting or for your holiday parties.
In a medium sized mixing bowl, cream together butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until smooth. Add egg and vanilla extract. Mix until well incorporated.
In a different bowl, mix flour and baking soda until combined. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Mix until until combined.
Fold in the chocolate chips until well distributed.
Refrigerate the cookie dough for about an hour if your prefer crispy and chewy cookies. Refrigerate the dough longer, if you want softer, puffier cookies. Since the butter is at room temperature, the cookie is likely to spread. If the butter is cold, the cookie will not spread as much.
When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350F. Line a baking sheet with silicone baking mat or parchment paper.
Use a cookie scooper or a tablespoon to make balls of cookie dough. Place them evenly apart. You’ll have to bake in two batches, about 10 cookie balls per baking sheet.
Bake the cookies for about 11-12 minutes until the cookies are browned. Remove the cookies from the oven, let them cool for about 4-5 minutes on the baking sheet before transferring them to a cooling rack.
Warm up the salted caramel, and then use a spoon or fork to drizzle the salted caramel over the cookies.
Serve the salted caramel chocolate chip cookies warm.
Enjoy!
- ½ cup unsalted butter at room temperature
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- 1 large egg at room temperature
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1¾ cup all purpose flour
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ¾ cup chocolate chips
- Salted caramel for drizzling
- In a medium sized mixing bowl, cream together butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until smooth. Add egg and vanilla extract. Mix until well incorporated.
- In a different bowl, mix flour and baking soda until combined. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Mix until until combined.
- Fold in the chocolate chips until well distributed.
- Refrigerate the cookie dough for about an hour if your prefer crispy and chewy cookies. Refrigerate the dough longer, if you want softer, puffier cookies. Since the butter is at room temperature, the cookie is likely to spread. If the butter is cold, the cookie will not spread as much.
- When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350F. Line a baking sheet with silicone baking mat or parchment paper.
- Use a cookie scooper or a tablespoon to make balls of cookie dough. Place them evenly apart. You’ll have to bake in two batches, about 10 cookie balls per baking sheet.
- Bake the cookies for about 11-12 minutes until the cookies are browned. Remove the cookies from the oven, let them cool for about 4-5 minutes on the baking sheet before transferring them to a cooling rack.
- Warm up the salted caramel, and then use a spoon or fork to drizzle the salted caramel over the cookies.
- Serve the salted caramel chocolate chip cookies warm.
Nice click! salted caramel chocolate chip cookies yummy!
These look amazing!!! Definitely adding these to my holiday baking list 🙂 🙂
These photos are spectacular! These are perfect for the holidays! Cheers
what a perfect combo
Reading this post and looking at the pictures is enough to make me drool.