Description
Salted Caramel Cookies are soft, chewy, and bakery-style treats loaded with rich caramel flavor and balanced with a touch of sea salt. Perfectly indulgent yet simple to make, they’re great for any occasion and can be enjoyed warm with a gooey caramel drizzle or stored for later.
Ingredients
1 cup butter, lightly softened
1 cup dark brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1 large egg
1 large egg yolk
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 cup high-quality caramel sauce (plus more for drizzling)
2 1/2 cups flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt (reduce to 1/2 tsp if adding sea salt topping)
Sea salt flakes, optional, for topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 390°F (unless chilling dough first). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Cream butter, brown sugar, and sugar in a mixing bowl for 4 minutes, scraping sides often.
- Add egg, egg yolk, and vanilla; mix 1 minute. Stir in caramel sauce.
- Fold in flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt until just combined.
- Chill dough at least 30 minutes (up to 24 hours).
- Roll dough into balls and place on baking sheets.
- Bake 8–11 minutes until edges are lightly golden.
- Cool briefly on sheets before transferring to a rack.
- Drizzle with caramel and sprinkle sea salt flakes before serving, if desired.
Notes
- Chilling dough prevents spreading and enhances flavor.
- Flaky sea salt works best for topping—adds crunch without overpowering.
- For a richer taste, use browned butter instead of regular butter.
- Freeze dough balls to bake fresh cookies anytime.
- Add chocolate chunks for salted caramel chocolate chip cookies.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 8–11 mins
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 160mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 26g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 25mg
