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Salted Caramel Cookies
These salted caramel cookies are chewy, soft, rich with browned butter, and dripping with golden caramel. Flaky sea salt (or kosher salt) gives it that extra flavor boost, creating an extraordinary cookie!
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Servings: 40 cookies
Calories: 128 kcal
Course:
Dessert , Baked Goods
Cuisine:
American , International
Ingredients
- 14 TB salted butter
- 1 cup light brown sugar tightly packed
- 2 cups all purpose flour plus 2 TB extra
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp table salt fine salt
- 1 large egg plus 1 egg yolk
- 1 ½ TB vanilla extract
- 40 Caramel Kisses or ROLO candies
- Flaky sea salt kosher salt can work, too for sprinkling
- 1 recipe for homemade caramel sauce
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a heavy skillet, heat butter over medium until melted. Constantly swirl or stir the butter until it turns into a lightly golden brown color. Take care to continue swirling/stirring, to prevent burning. Once butter is browned, remove from heat and set aside.
- In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- Mix brown sugar together with warm browned butter until no lumps remain, about 30 seconds with electric mixer. Add egg, yolk, and vanilla to butter mixture, whisking until smooth.
- Slowly add in flour mixture to the butter mixture on medium-low just until fully incorporated. If dough is sticky, cover tightly in plastic wrap and chill in fridge 30 minutes or more.
- Make dough balls about 1 inch round, and place dough balls on lined baking sheet 2 inches apart. Bake about 7 minutes (do not overbake; cookies will be very soft upon removal, but will set as they cool.)
- Immediately upon removing warm cookies from oven, press a caramel kiss into the center of each. Drizzle with warm caramel sauce. Sprinkle lightly with flaky salt.
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Notes
- 1 1/2 TB vanilla extract may sound like a lot, but the full amount adds so much depth to these cookies. However, if you prefer to bring it down to 1 or 2 tsp, you can do so.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1g
Calories
128kcal
(6%)
Carbohydrates
10g
(3%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
4g
(6%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.2g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Trans Fat
0.2g
Cholesterol
11mg
(4%)
Sodium
52mg
(2%)
Potassium
10mg
(0%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
123IU
(2%)
Calcium
13mg
(1%)
Iron
0.3mg
(2%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 40cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 128
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 128kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 10g | 3% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.2g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 11mg | 4% |
| Sodium | 52mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 10mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 123IU | 2% |
| Calcium | 13mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.3mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.