Chocolate Salted Caramel Blossom Cookies Recipes

CHOCOLATE-SALTED CARAMEL BLOSSOM COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, mix cookie mix, butter and egg with spoon until soft dough forms. Shape into 42 (1 1/4-inch) balls. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light golden brown. Remove from oven; press 1 Rolos™ chocolate in center of each cookie. Return to oven 1 minute. Remove from oven; immediately place 1 Hershey's™ Kiss on top of Rolo™. Press down slightly. Remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool 30 minutes.
• In small microwavable bowl, heat caramels and whipping cream uncovered on High 30 to 60 seconds, stirring once, until caramels are melted. Stir in sea salt. Drizzle over cookies. Sprinkle with additional sea salt, if desired. Let stand about 2 hours or until set.

SALTED CARAMEL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 9-inch square pan with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, mix Cookie Base ingredients with spoon until soft dough forms. Spread dough evenly in pan. Bake 22 to 26 minutes or until golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes on cooling rack.
• In 2-quart saucepan, heat caramels, milk and 3 tablespoons butter over medium heat 7 to 10 minutes, stirring frequently, until caramels are melted and mixture is smooth. Remove from heat. Stir in salt. Spread over warm cookie base.
• In small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips uncovered on High 45 to 60 seconds or until chips can be stirred smooth. Drizzle over top of bar. Refrigerate about 2 hours or until set.
• Cut into 5 rows by 5 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.

CHOCOLATE SALTED CARAMEL COOKIES

Steps:

• Beat butter in a bowl with an electric mixer until creamy. Beat in 1 cup white sugar and brown sugar gradually. Beat in eggs and vanilla extract.
• Combine flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and 1/8 teaspoon salt in a separate bowl. Add to the butter mixture gradually, beating well. Cover dough and chill for 20 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Press a small amount of dough around each caramel-filled candy. Roll into balls. Pour 2 tablespoons white sugar into a small bowl. Dip the top of each ball into the sugar. Place 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets. Sprinkle each cookie with some of the coarse salt.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges are set, about 8 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheets. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.

SALTED CARAMEL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Whisk flour, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl.
• Beat brown sugar, butter, and white sugar together in a bowl using an electric mixer until creamy. Beat eggs, 1 at a time, into butter mixture until blended; beat in vanilla extract. Stir flour mixture into butter mixture until dough is just combined; fold in chocolate chips.
• Divide dough into thirty six 2 tablespoon-size balls; arrange on a baking sheet. Press 3 caramel pieces into each dough ball.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden brown, 13 to 15 minutes. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool.

SALTED CARAMEL CHOCOLATE COOKIES RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Count out 25 caramels for the drizzle to go on top of cookies, set aside.
• Remove plastic wrap from remaining caramels and cut up into small pieces, set aside.
• In a mixing bowl, combine butter, brown sugar and sugar. Cream together until smooth. Add in eggs and vanilla extract and beat until smooth.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, and cocoa powder.
• Mix dry ingredients with wet ingredients and mix until incorporated. Fold in the chocolate chips and the caramels cut into small pieces.
• Drop by tablespoonfuls onto a greased baking sheet (or a baking sheet with silicone mat on it).
• Bake for 8-10 minutes (be careful not to overbake them).
• Remove from oven and let them rest on the baking sheet for 2-3 minutes, then move them to a wire rack to cool completely.
• While cookies cool, take the 25 caramels that you set aside and combine with heavy cream in a small saucepan.
• Cook saucepan on stovetop over medium heat, stirring constantly, until caramels start to melt and are smooth (takes 5-10 minutes).
• Drizzle cooled cookies with melted caramel and sprinkle with a pinch of sea salt before the caramel sets.
• Makes about 30 cookies.