Be prepared to fall in love with these amazing Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies! They are full of ooey gooey chocolate and caramel with the perfect amount of salty goodness.
Ingredients
1Cunsalted butter, softened
1Cbrown sugar, packed
1/2Cgranulated sugar
4TSPvanilla extract
2eggs
3Cflour
4TSPcornstarch
1 1/2TSPbaking soda
1/2TSPsalt
1/2 - 3/4Cchocolate chips
1/2Ccaramel bits
Kosher salt to sprinkle on top
Instructions
In a bowl of a stand mixer {fitted with the paddle attachment} combine butter, both sugars, vanilla and eggs
Beat on medium speed until creamed {it should be light and fluffy}
This will take about 5 minutes, but not skip this part
Scrape down sides of bowl as necessary
Add flour, cornstarch, baking soda and salt, mix until just combined
Add chocolate chips and caramel bits and mix until evenly incorporated
Scoop cookies using a medium cookie scoop {or 2-3 tablespoons of dough}
Place cookie dough mounds onto a parchment or wax paper lined pan and refrigerate for 2 hours or up to 5 days
When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees
Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or silicone mat
Place 8 cookies per sheet and bake for 8-9 minutes or until edges are set and the middle of the cookie is just beginning to set and barely brown
Sprinkle cookies with desired amount of kosher salt immediately upon removing from oven
They will look under baked but let them cool on cookie sheet for 5-10 minutes before moving them to cooling rack and they will firm up as they cool