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Homemade salted caramel cookies with gooey caramel centers and flaky sea salt on top, stacked on a white plate.

Salted Caramel Cookies

5 from 1 vote
Chewy centers, crispy edges, and gooey caramel pockets come together in these irresistible Salted Caramel Cookies – made with brown butter, chocolate chunks, and a touch of sea salt.
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Chill Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 37 minutes
Servings: 24 cookies
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 230
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup Unsalted butter - Browned and cooled
  • 1 cup Light brown sugar - Packed
  • ½ cup Granulated sugar
  • 2 Large eggs - Room temperature
  • 1 Egg yolk - Extra yolk for richness
  • 2 teaspoon Pure vanilla extract
  • 2 ½ cups All-purpose flour - Spoon-leveled
  • 1 teaspoon Baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon Fine sea salt
  • ½ teaspoon Espresso powder - Optional; enhances flavor
  • 1 ½ cups Semi-sweet chocolate chunks - Or chips
  • 24 Soft caramel candies - Frozen 15 minutes before use
  • To taste Flaky sea salt - For topping

Equipment

  • Baking sheet (Use parchment paper or silicone mat)
  • Light-colored saucepan (For browning butter)
  • Stand or Hand Mixer (For creaming butter and sugars)
  • Mixing bowl (large) (For dough)
  • Cookie scoop (For evenly sized cookies)
  • Wire cooling rack (For cooling cookies evenly)
  • Measuring cups & spoons (Standard dry and wet measuring sets)
  • Silicone spatula (For folding in ingredients)

Method
 

  1. Melt and brown butter until nutty, then cool completely.
  2. Cream brown butter with sugars, then add eggs and vanilla.
  3. Whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, and espresso powder.
  4. Mix dry and wet, fold in chocolate, chill the dough.
  5. Scoop dough, insert caramel, seal, and top with sea salt.
  6. Bake at 350°F until edges are golden and centers are soft.
  7. Cool on pan briefly, then transfer to wire rack.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookieCalories: 230kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 2.5gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 3.5gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 40mgSodium: 150mgPotassium: 80mgFiber: 1gSugar: 18gVitamin A: 250IUCalcium: 25mgIron: 1.1mg

Notes

Nutrition information is automatically calculated and should be considered an approximation. Actual values may vary based on specific ingredients used and portion sizes.

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