I know that many of you may be done with your cookie baking for the season, but I couldn’t resist sharing one more recipe with you. I promise I wouldn’t waste your time unless the cookies happened to be really special, and let me tell you these really are.
I seem to have become obviously and predictably obsessed with salted caramel. I also am now in love with stuffing cookies with surprise fillings and caramel is my favorite. In this case, the caramel wasn’t too much of a surprise as in most of the cookies a little bit peeked out, but what’s wrong with that? A little sneak peak at what’s inside, gooey, drippy caramel that kept these beauties chewy for days.
You may think these cookies look too complicated to throw together before the weekend, but I promise they’re easier than they look. The cookie dough comes together in minutes, and homemade caramels are just so easy to make! Not in the mood to deal with homemade caramels? No problem, you can totally use store bought ones. I chose to make my own because I wanted a softer texture to them. Also that way I could add lots of sea salt and take them up a notch.
Whether you feel like whipping these up before Christmas, or even just saving them for another time, I hope you do. Because these just may be my best cookie yet! Have a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful weekend! xoxo
- 1¼ cups butter, softened
- 2 cups white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
- 24-30 Salted Caramels. (Or store-bought caramels are just fine!)
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Sift together the flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt; stir into the creamed mixture. Mix in the chocolate chips. If dough seems too gooey to handle, chill for a few minutes until it firms up a bit.
- Spoon out two tablespoon sized mounds of dough and flatten each into a disc. Place a caramel in the middle, cover with the second "dough disc" and pinch the edges to seal. Roll into a ball and place on the cookie sheet with a bit of room.
- Bake 8 to 9 minutes in the preheated oven. Cookies will be soft. Cool slightly on cookie sheet; remove from sheet onto wire rack to cool completely.
Cookie Recipe adapted from All Recipes
These look scrumptious!
These look incredible Audra! Your cookies always look & sound amazing! I’d love to try these :)
Stuffed cookies are to die for and your being so dark and rich looking…even better!
Oh my! These are lovely! They sound so yummy too :)
That’s all right – keep the salted caramel coming! I’m rather obsessed with it lately myself!
I’ll be right over for a BIG taste. These look absolutely amazing!
What a delicious idea! There can never be too much salted caramel, as far as I’m concerned. :)
Can’t wait to make these for my guests. I love coming to your blog for great treat ideas! Have a Merry Christmas!
I am done with my baking but for this I will probably do one more. Complicated or not, I would go through the effort. They look amazing. I love chocolate and caramel is my weakness. Together = heaven!
Looks incredible and delicious!
Those cookies look tasty! i like ur pics btw. I’ve just started my blog, and find it somewhat difficult to do justice with the pics of my baking. How do you do it? Andy hint and tips?
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Oh man – I would *die* for these. I am serious. Not only double chocolate with caramel, no, salted caramel! Please, please send a fairy with a basket? ;)
Hey! Thanks for the kind words :) My biggest tip is to use natural light! I am going address this more in my FAQ post though!
Hey Audra! Could I possibly use regular caramels as opposed to salted? I’ve never had salted caramel and will be using your recipe for a friend’s birthday. Wouldn’t wanna mess it up :)
Hey Katie!
Sure you don’t have to use salted caramels.
If you make them from scratch, just leave the salt out. OR- just use regular store-bought ones.
Good Luck :)
I wish that I could! They were yummy! :)
when i made these cookies they came out pretty flat di ton understand why?
I have used many cookie recipes from your website and they are always delicious and everyone loves them! I made this recipe this morning for the first time and it definitely will not be the last! I bit into a warm cookie and said “mmmmmm” out loud as I chewed! Amazing! I used store bought caramels and they worked out just fine.
Yay so glad you liked them! I’m glad to hear that the store-bought caramels worked out OK!