Description
Dark caramel sea salt cookies deliver a luxurious dance of sweet and salty flavors in each delightful bite. Irresistible crunch and rich caramel notes promise a memorable dessert experience that melts perfectly on your palate.
Ingredients
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Main Ingredients:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 2 large eggs
Sweet Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup dark caramel sauce (store-bought or homemade)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Leavening and Seasoning Ingredients:
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup chopped dark chocolate (optional)
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt, for topping
Instructions
- Warm the oven to 350F (175C) and arrange two baking sheets with parchment paper for smooth removal.
- Vigorously blend butter, brown and white sugars until achieving a fluffy, aerated consistency, approximately 2 minutes.
- Incorporate eggs individually, thoroughly mixing after each addition, then blend vanilla extract completely into the mixture.
- Separately whisk flour, baking soda, and salt to create a uniform dry ingredient blend.
- Carefully fold dry ingredients into butter mixture, ensuring minimal stirring to maintain delicate cookie texture.
- Gently introduce dark caramel sauce and chopped dark chocolate, distributing evenly throughout the dough.
- Utilize a cookie scoop to create uniform dough portions, positioning them with 2-inch spacing on prepared sheets to accommodate spreading.
- Delicately sprinkle a precise pinch of sea salt atop each cookie dough mound, enhancing the sweet-savory profile.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes until cookie edges transform to a golden-brown hue while maintaining a soft, tender center.
- Rest cookies on baking sheets for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack for complete cooling and optimal texture.
Notes
- Softened butter ensures smooth mixing and helps create a perfect cookie texture that’s not too dense or crumbly.
- Room temperature eggs blend more evenly into the batter, preventing potential lumps and promoting consistent cookie structure.
- Avoid overmixing the dough to keep cookies tender; stop mixing as soon as dry ingredients are just incorporated to prevent tough, dense results.
- Chilling the dough for 30 minutes before baking can intensify flavors and prevent excessive spreading, creating a more compact, structured cookie.
- For gluten-free options, substitute all-purpose flour with a 1:1 gluten-free baking blend, maintaining the same measurements and mixing technique.
- Dark caramel sauce adds depth and richness, but can be omitted for a classic chocolate chip cookie variation without compromising overall taste.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 28 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg