Salted Caramel Cookies
This caramel stuffed cookie recipe features soft, chewy white chocolate chip cookies with a creamy salted caramel center hidden inside every cookie.
Caramel-Stuffed Cookies
These caramel stuffed cookies are soft, chewy white chocolate chip cookies with a whole caramel square baked right into the center. The from-scratch cookie dough is made with simple ingredients, so it’s an easy recipe, but the caramel surprise makes them a special treat!
Fresh from the oven, every bite has buttery cookie, creamy white chocolate, and rich, melty caramel. They’re great for gifting, holidays, or any occasion that calls for something sweet and when you want a cookie that’s unique and extra delicious!
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Ingredients
- Dairy: Butter
- Refrigerated: Eggs
- Dry Goods: Granulated sugar, brown sugar, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, white chocolate chips, caramel baking bits, soft caramel squares
Helpful Kitchen Tools
- Mixing bowl
- Electric mixer or stand mixer
- Cookie sheet
- Silicone baking mat
- Wire cooling rack
Instructions
- Cream together butter and sugars in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer for 2 minutes, until light and fluffy. Add vanilla extract and eggs and continue beating for another minute.
- In a separate medium-sized bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt. Add half of the flour mixture into the butter mixture, incorporate fully, then add remaining half and beat until combined.
- Fold in the white chocolate chips and caramel baking pieces.
- Chill dough in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Use a medium cookie scoop to portion out dough, wrapping each dough ball around an unwrapped caramel square.
- Bake for 8-12 minutes, until lightly golden brown.
Prep Tips
- Storage – Keep in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3-4 days.
- Variations – Instead of white chocolate chips, you could alternatively use semi-sweet chocolate chips or chopped nuts as mix-ins.
More Caramel Recipes To Try:
- Caramel Apple S’mores Cups
- 2-Ingredient Caramel Fudge
- Swirled Caramel Apple Fudge
- Caramel Apple Jello Shots(Grown-ups only)
- Salted Caramel Cookie Bars
- Caramel Apple Icebox Cake
- Caramel Apple Slice Pops
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Salted Caramel Cookies
Equipment
- Electric mixer
- 2 Mixing bowls
- Baking sheet
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter room temperature
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups all-purpose flour PLUS 2 Tablespoons
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
- 1 cup caramel baking bits
- 30 soft caramel squares unwrapped
Instructions
- Cream together butter and sugars in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer for 2 minutes, until light and fluffy.
- Add vanilla extract and eggs and continue beating for another minute.
- In a separate medium-sized bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt.
- Add half of the flour mixture into the butter mixture, incorporate fully, then add remaining half and beat until combined.
- Fold in the white chocolate chips and caramel baking pieces.
- Chill dough in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Use a medium cookie scoop to portion out dough, wrapping each dough ball around an unwrapped caramel square.
- Bake for 8-12 minutes, until lightly golden brown.
Notes
- Storage: Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3–4 days.
- Variations: Swap the white chocolate chips for semi-sweet chocolate chips or chopped nuts.
Nutrition
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