These Dark Chocolate Salted Caramel Cookies are made with brown butter and are filled with chopped dark chocolate caramel squares and dark chocolate chips! I mean, how can you go wrong with brown butter, pools of melted caramel, and chocolate?! The best sweet, salty, and slightly nutty flavor combo! You are going to love this cookie recipe!Â
The ratio of light brown sugar and granulated sugar in this recipe gives the cookies the perfect texture! They have crispy edges and a chewy center! Make sure to not overbake these cookies! They may seem underdone in the center once removed from the oven, but that is exactly what you want! They will continue to bake and set once removed from the oven leaving you with the perfect cookie!Â
Ingredients for Dark Chocolate Salted Caramel Cookies
All you need are a handful of simple pantry ingredients to make these Dark Chocolate Salted Caramel Cookies!
- Unsalted Butter: Use unsalted butter to make the brown butter.
- Light Brown Sugar: Make sure to pack the brown sugar into the measuring cup when measuring. The brown sugar gives these cookies their chewy and gooey center.
- Granulated Sugar: Use regular granulated sugar to give the cookies their crispy edges.
- Eggs: The recipe calls for 1large egg plus 1 egg yolk that have been brought to room temperature.
- Vanilla Extract: Do not use imitation vanilla for this recipe. Use pure vanilla extract for the best flavor.
- All-Purpose Flour: Make sure to measure the all-purpose flour using the spoon-and-level method to ensure that the proper amount of flour is used. Adding too much flour will lead to dry and crumbly cookies.
- Baking Soda: Leavening agent used to help the cookies spread.
- Cornstarch: The addition of 2 teaspoons cornstarch makes these cookies extra chewy.
- Salt: Balances the sweetness of the cookie.
- Dark Chocolate Salted Caramel Bars: Use 1 full https://amzn.to/3JaBMiNcup of chopped dark chocolate salted caramel bars. I like to use Ghirardelli Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Caramel Squares. I like to use additional to top each cookie before baking.
- Dark Chocolate Chips: Use 1 cup dark chocolate chips in the cookies. I also like to add additional chocolate chips to the cookies.
What is Brown Butter?
Brown butter is made by heating butter over medium heat until it turns a rich golden color and brown specks appear. This process causes the milk solids to rise to the top as the water evaporates out of the butter. Brown butter is known for its rich, toasted, and nutty flavor making it the perfect addition to this cookie recipe!
Chilling the Cookie Dough
This recipe only requires 30 minutes of chilling time! Allowing the cookie dough to chill for one hour allows the butter to solidify ensuring that the cookies do not spread too much in the oven! Also, chilling the cookie dough deepens the flavor of the cookies! If needed, you can chill the cookie dough overnight or up to 48 hours. This makes this recipe the perfect make ahead dessert!
Making Dark Chocolate Salted Caramel Cookies
- In a small sauce pan, melt unsalted butter over medium-low heat for about 8-10 minutes, stirring constantly, until it turns into a rich golden color and brown specks appear. Remove from heat. Allow to cool for 10 minutes.
- Add in egg and egg yolk, whisking well after each addition. Whisk in vanilla extract.
- Using a spatula, gently mix in all-purpose flour, baking soda, cornstarch, and salt until just combined. Add in dark chocolate sea salt caramel pieces and dark chocolate chips.
- Cover and allow to chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Using a large cookie scoop, scoop and roll into a ball. Place on parchment lined baking sheet. Top with extra dark chocolate sea salt caramel pieces and dark chocolate chips.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle with sea salt. Allow to cool for 3 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days or in the freezer for up to 2 months.
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Dark Chocolate Salted Caramel Cookies
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hourCrispy and chewy Dark Chocolate Salted Caramel Cookies made with brown butter, chopped dark chocolate sea salt caramel bars, and dark chocolate chips.
Ingredients
1 cup unsalted butter
3/4 cup light brown sugar
2/3 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg plus 1 egg yolk, room temperature
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 1/4 cup all purpose flour, measured using the spoon-and-level method
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp cornstarch
3/4 tsp salt
1 cup chopped dark chocolate sea salt caramel bars
1 cup dark chocolate chips
Directions
- In a small sauce pan, melt unsalted butter over medium-low heat for about 8-10 minutes, stirring constantly, until it turns into a rich golden color and brown specks appear. Remove from heat. Allow to cool for 10 minutes.
- Add in egg and egg yolk, whisking well after each addition. Whisk in vanilla extract.
- Using a spatula, gently mix in all-purpose flour, baking soda, cornstarch, and salt until just combined. Add in dark chocolate sea salt caramel pieces and dark chocolate chips.
- Cover and allow to chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Using a large cookie scoop, scoop and roll into a ball. Place on parchment lined baking sheet. Top with extra dark chocolate sea salt caramel pieces and dark chocolate chips.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle with sea salt. Allow to cool for 3 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days or in the freezer for up to 2 months.
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