Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
Soft and chewy caramel chocolate chip cookies with a gooey caramel surprise hidden in the center, creating a delightful treat in every bite!
Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
My absolute favorite cookie is chocolate chip—hands down. Nothing else even comes close. With so many chocolate chip cookie recipes out there, I firmly believe mine is the best (wink, wink).
About a year ago, I decided to level up my easy chocolate chip cookie recipe by adding caramel. After all, who doesn’t love a cookie with an ooey-gooey caramel center? My first attempt involved homemade caramel stirred directly into the batter. While the initial batch turned out amazing, my second try was a disaster. That’s the reality of recipe creation—sometimes it takes a little trial and error.
After a few more experiments, I discovered the perfect solution: using store-bought soft caramels. This method guarantees a foolproof recipe for caramel chocolate chip cookies that you can’t go wrong with.
Here’s why I love these caramel chocolate chip cookies!
- The creative process was cathartic and rewarding.
- The final cookies are soft, chewy, and packed with caramel centers.
- They’re incredibly easy to make, whether you’re using a stand mixer or mixing by hand the old-fashioned way.
If you love this cookie, I highly suggest trying out my Maple Caramel Cookie Butter Easy Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe. Its loaded up with cookie butter and you won’t be dissapointed.
Visual Process for Making Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies
Step 1
Mix Dry Ingredients
Whisk together flour, baking soda, cornstarch and salt.
Step 2
Mix Wet Ingredients
Then combine melted butter, both sugars, eggs and vanilla.
Step 3
Make Dough
Add the dry ingredients to the wet until well-combined. Then fold in the chocolate chips.
Step 4
Add Caramels
Form the dough around the caramel piece (I cut my caramels in half).
Step 5
Bake
Bake the cookies until slightly browned on the edges but still soft in the center.
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Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 2¼ cups all-purpose flour ( spooned & leveled)
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1½ tsp cornstarch
- ½ tsp salt
- ¾ cup melted unsalted butter
- ¾ cup Light Brown Sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg + 1 egg yolk (at room temperature)
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1¼ cups semi-sweet chocolate chips ( or chocolate chunks)
- 24 pieces of semi-solid caramel (for melting in the middle of the cookie)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, whisk together 2¼ cups all-purpose flour, 1 tsp baking soda, 1½ tsp cornstarch and ½ tsp salt.
- In a separate bowl, combine ¾ cup melted unsalted butter, ¾ cup Light Brown Sugar, ½ cup granulated sugar, 1 large egg + 1 egg yolk and 2 tsp vanilla extract.
- Add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until well-combined.
- Sir in 1¼ cups semi-sweet chocolate chips. Chill dough for 30 minutes.
- Take 1-2 tsp of dough and flatten it in your palm. Place a small piece of caramel on top and carefully form the dough into a ball around it. Place on the cookie sheet. Do not flatten.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned but still soft in the center. Cool mostly before enjoying.
