Description
This irresistible salted caramel chocolate chip cookies recipe combines classic comfort with gourmet flair. Rich chocolate and buttery caramel create an indulgent treat you’ll crave again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ cup (113 g/4 oz) butter
- 1 egg
- ⅓ cup (67 g) brown sugar
- ⅓ cup (67 g) granulated sugar
- 1 cup (120 g/4.2 oz) flour
- ½ cup (85 g/3 oz) chocolate chips
- ⅓ cup (43 g/1.5 oz) chopped cashews
- 12 caramel candies
- 3 tbsps (21 g/0.7 oz) vital proteins collagen peptides
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp baking powder
Instructions
- Creaming: Whip softened butter with brown and granulated sugars until achieving a luxurious, smooth consistency that appears light and fluffy.
- Wet Ingredient Integration: Incorporate egg and vanilla extract, blending thoroughly to create a homogeneous mixture with a silky texture.
- Dry Ingredient Preparation: Sift flour, kosher salt, baking powder, baking soda, and collagen peptides together, ensuring even distribution of all dry components.
- Dough Formation: Merge dry ingredients into wet mixture with gentle folding techniques, preventing overmixing while maintaining a tender cookie structure.
- Flavor Enhancement: Fold chocolate chips and caramel pieces throughout the dough, guaranteeing consistent flavor distribution in each cookie.
- Chilling Process: Refrigerate dough for 30 minutes to intensify flavors and control cookie spread during baking.
- Shaping and Filling: Craft uniform dough balls (1.5 inches), embedding caramel candy and cashew pieces at the center, then carefully re-rolling to conceal the filling completely.
- Pre-Baking Preparation: Arrange cookies on parchment-lined baking sheet and briefly freeze for 5-10 minutes to stabilize their form.
- Baking Technique: Roast cookies in a preheated 350°F (177°C) oven for 10-12 minutes, monitoring until edges transform to a golden-brown hue.
- Cooling and Finishing: Allow cookies to rest on baking tray, permitting them to set and develop an ideal chewy consistency before serving.
Notes
- Chill for Success: Refrigerating the dough for 30 minutes helps control cookie spread and intensifies flavor complexity.
- Caramel Technique: Completely encase caramel and cashew pieces inside the dough to prevent burning and ensure even melting.
- Freezing Hack: Brief 5-10 minute freezing before baking helps cookies maintain shape and creates a more structured texture.
- Golden Brown Timing: Watch for slightly golden edges during baking to achieve the perfect chewy-crisp cookie consistency.
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 168
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 115 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 23 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 24 mg