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Salted Caramel and Chocolate Chip Cookies

The perfect sweet & salty cookie.  The crispy yet chewy cookie dough is loaded with chocolate chips and crunchy caramel and then sprinkled with sea salt.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 30 cookies
Calories 133kcal
Author Jenna Shaughnessy

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter softened
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • ¾ cup light brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 ¼ cup flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 12-ounce package chocolate chips I use mini morsels
  • 1 9-ounce package Werther's Originals hard candies or other similar hard caramel

Instructions

  • Place hard caramels in a zip loc bag. Place a dish towel over the bag. Bash with a rolling pin until you're left with chocolate chip sized pieces.
  • Using a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, cream the softened butter and sugars. 
  • Add the eggs, then mix in all the remaining ingredients, except for chocolate chips and caramel pieces. Mix until well blended.
  • Stir in chocolate chips and caramel pieces. 
  • Using a cookie scoop, drop individual scoops of cookie dough onto a parchment lined cookie sheet until you have about 8 or 9 cookies on the sheet.
  • Bake at 375°F for 10 minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 133kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 174mg | Potassium: 24mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 205IU | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 1mg