These salted caramel chocolate chip cookies begin with the most popular cookie recipe on my blog: my beloved chewy chocolate chip cookies. To this fan favorite recipe, we’ve since created salty sweet chocolate covered pretzel cookies. Today, we use the same base dough and add caramel and a sprinkle of sea salt. Everyone loves these thick, soft, chewy, and caramel-y cookies because they taste like salted caramel cookie dough when warm from the oven. Truly—is there anything better than cookies and caramel?
These Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies Are:
Thick and extra chewy Rich and buttery Soft-baked style Relatively easy—no mixer required Sweet and salty Stuffed with gooey caramel Topped with crunchy sea salt Based off of my chocolate chip cookies recipe
Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies Video
How to Make Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies
Best Caramels to Use
The best caramel candies to use are either (1) Rolo candies (the little chocolate covered caramels) or (2) Werther’s brand soft caramels. Kraft caramel squares seem to have gotten firmer and harder in the past couple years and won’t create a gooey caramel center like Rolos or the Werther’s. If you’re up for it, you can even use homemade soft caramels! The caramel you use definitely matters, so stick to my suggestions. If using Werther’s brand, fold them in half because they are pretty long and won’t fit inside the cookie dough ball otherwise. I always have the best luck with Rolo candies.
More Caramel Recipes
Salted Caramel Dark Chocolate Cookies Caramel Stuffed Nutella Cookies Salted Caramel Pretzel Crunch Bars Salted Caramel Frosting Loaded Caramel Dipped Pretzels Salted Caramel—love the flavor!
