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Bakery-Style Salted Caramel Cookies


  • Author: clarawhitmore
  • Yield: ~32 cookies

Description

Sweet, chewy, and packed with molten caramel, these cookies taste like they came straight from a high-end bakery. Browned butter, a hint of cinnamon, and a hit of sea salt make every bite rich, warm, and unforgettable. Make a double batch—you’ll thank yourself later.


Ingredients

Cookie Dough
▢ 6 cups all-purpose flour
▢ 1 tsp salt
▢ ½ tsp baking soda
▢ ½ tsp cream of tartar
▢ ½ tsp cinnamon (optional)
▢ 1 cup browned butter, cooled
▢ ⅔ cup vegetable oil
▢ 1⅓ cups light brown sugar
▢ 1 cup powdered sugar
▢ 2 eggs
▢ 2 tbsp milk
▢ 2 tbsp vanilla bean paste or extract

Salted Caramel Center
▢ 4 (10.5 oz) bags chewy caramels, unwrapped
▢ 4 tbsp milk or cream
▢ 1 tbsp butter (optional)
▢ 4 tsp fine sea salt
▢ Flaky salt, for topping


Instructions

Brown Butter: Melt and brown butter until golden and nutty. Cool.

Make Dough: Mix dry ingredients in one bowl. In another, beat browned butter, oil, sugars, eggs, milk, and vanilla. Combine wet and dry. Chill 30–45 mins.

Caramel Filling: Melt caramels with milk (and butter if using). Stir in sea salt. Cool slightly.

Assemble: Scoop 3 tbsp dough, flatten, add a spoon of caramel, seal, and roll. Flatten slightly on tray.

Bake: 350°F (175°C) for 9–11 mins. Sprinkle flaky salt while warm. Cool before moving.

  • Category: Dessert

Nutrition

  • Calories: 270
  • Fat: 13g
  • Carbohydrates: 35g
  • Protein: 3g