Description
Salted caramel crunch cookies blend sweet indulgence with irresistible texture. Rich buttery dough meets crunchy caramel pieces, creating a heavenly treat that melts in your mouth with perfect balance between salty and sweet.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2.75 cups (652 ml) all-purpose flour
- 2 large eggs
- 0.75 cup (180 ml) light brown sugar (Dixie Crystals recommended)
- 0.5 cup (120 ml) granulated sugar (Dixie Crystals Extra Fine recommended)
Binding and Flavoring Ingredients:
- 0.75 cup (170 grams) unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
- 0.5 teaspoon cinnamon
Add-ins and Toppings:
- 1 cup (240 ml) toffee bits
- 1 cup (240 ml) caramel squares, cut into fourths (Werther’s chewy caramels recommended)
- 1 cup (240 ml) chopped pecans
- Flaky sea salt, optional
Instructions
- Prepare baking equipment by preheating the oven to 350°F (175°C) and lining two large baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone mats.
- Create a dry ingredient blend by whisking together flour, brown sugar, granulated sugar, baking soda, cornstarch, salt, and cinnamon in a spacious mixing bowl until uniformly combined.
- Introduce melted butter to the dry mixture, stirring with a spatula or handheld mixer until the texture becomes crumbly and ingredients are well integrated.
- Enhance the dough’s consistency by thoroughly mixing in eggs and vanilla extract, continuing to beat until the mixture achieves a smooth, uniform appearance.
- Elevate the cookie’s flavor profile by gently folding in toffee bits, caramel squares, and chopped pecans, strategically reserving some toppings for final decoration.
- Optimize cookie texture by chilling the prepared dough in the refrigerator for 2 to 24 hours, which allows ingredients to meld and intensifies moisture absorption.
- Form cookie portions by rolling two heaping tablespoons of dough into uniform balls, positioning them approximately 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets and pressing reserved toppings onto their surfaces.
- Bake the cookies for 12 minutes, aiming for golden-brown edges while maintaining soft, slightly underdone centers that will continue setting during cooling.
- Immediately after removing from the oven, sprinkle flaky sea salt across the warm cookies to enhance their sweet-savory complexity.
- Let the cookies rest on the baking sheet for 10 minutes to stabilize their structure before transferring to a wire rack for complete cooling.
Notes
- Chill dough overnight to unlock deeper, richer flavor profiles that transform ordinary cookies into extraordinary culinary experiences.
- Freezing toffee bits and caramel squares before mixing prevents them from completely melting, creating delightful pockets of sweet, gooey surprise in every bite.
- Pressing reserved toppings onto cookie surfaces just before baking ensures maximum visual appeal and guarantees a stunning presentation that’ll impress family and friends.
- Sprinkling flaky sea salt right after baking creates a sophisticated sweet-salty contrast that elevates these cookies from simple treats to gourmet delights.
- Letting cookies rest on the baking sheet allows residual heat to continue gentle cooking, resulting in perfectly chewy textures with crisp, golden edges.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 180 kcal
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 4.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 24 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg