Description
Soft and chewy salted caramel cookies with rich buttery flavor and sweet salty balance.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- ¾ cup unsalted butter
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup heavy cream
- ¼ cup butter (for caramel)
- ⅓ cup brown sugar (for caramel)
- ¼ teaspoon flaky sea salt
Instructions
- Prepare caramel by heating butter, brown sugar, and cream until thick
- Whisk dry ingredients together in a bowl
- Cream butter and sugars until fluffy
- Add egg and vanilla and mix well
- Combine dry and wet ingredients into dough
- Fold in caramel gently
- Scoop dough onto baking sheet
- Bake at 350°F for 12–14 minutes
- Sprinkle sea salt and cool before serving
Notes
- Do not overmix dough
- Cool caramel before adding
- Use parchment paper for best results
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 14
- Sodium: 95
- Fat: 9
- Saturated Fat: 6
- Unsaturated Fat: 3
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 24
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 2
- Cholesterol: 25