Description
Sweet caramel swirls through classic chocolate chip cookie dough, creating a luxurious dessert that melts in your mouth. Indulgent layers of rich chocolate and golden caramel promise pure comfort with each delicious bite you’ll savor.
Ingredients
Scale
Dry Ingredients:
- 2 ¼ cups (281 grams) all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon (5 grams) baking soda
- 1 ½ teaspoons (4 grams) cornstarch
- ½ teaspoon (3 grams) salt
Wet Ingredients:
- ¾ cup (170 grams) unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled
- ¾ cup (165 grams) packed brown sugar
- ½ cup (100 grams) granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 teaspoons (10 milliliters) pure vanilla extract
Add-ins and Toppings:
- 1 cup (170 grams) semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 16 soft caramel candies (like Werthers or Kraft), unwrapped
- Flaky sea salt, for sprinkling
Instructions
- Craft the base mixture by blending dry ingredients in a medium vessel, whisking flour, baking soda, cornstarch, and salt until uniformly combined.
- In a separate spacious mixing bowl, thoroughly whisk melted butter with brown and granulated sugars until achieving a silky, homogeneous texture.
- Incorporate egg, additional egg yolk, and vanilla extract into the sugar mixture, stirring until perfectly integrated.
- Gently fold dry ingredients into wet ingredients, mixing minimally to prevent overworking the dough. Delicately introduce chocolate chips throughout the mixture.
- Securely wrap the dough and refrigerate for a minimum of 60 minutes, allowing flavors to meld and preventing excessive cookie spread during baking.
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line baking sheets with parchment paper for optimal cookie release.
- Portion dough into tablespoon-sized segments, gently flattening each portion and nestling a caramel candy into the center.
- Carefully encase the caramel by wrapping dough completely around it, forming smooth, uniform spheres.
- Arrange cookie dough balls approximately 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets to ensure proper expansion.
- Bake for 11-13 minutes, watching for golden-edged cookies with slightly soft centers.
- Allow cookies to rest on baking sheet for 5 minutes to stabilize structure.
- Transfer to wire cooling rack and immediately sprinkle with flaky sea salt for enhanced flavor complexity.
- permit cookies to cool slightly before indulging to experience the luxurious, molten caramel center.
Notes
- Chill dough thoroughly to prevent cookies from spreading too thin and maintain a thick, chewy texture.
- Use room temperature ingredients for better incorporation and smoother cookie dough.
- Experiment with different chocolate varieties like dark, milk, or semi-sweet chips to customize flavor profile.
- Freeze caramel-stuffed cookie dough balls for quick baking and longer storage, perfect for spontaneous dessert cravings.
- Prep Time: 12 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 570
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 940 mg
- Fat: 34 g
- Saturated Fat: 14 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 18 g
- Trans Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 38 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 26 g
- Cholesterol: 95 mg