Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies
These Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies are perfectly chewy, and loaded with chocolate and caramel chips. You’ll love this easy twist on your favorite cookie!
Most days when I’m craving something sweet, my favorite treat to reach for is a cookie. Gimme that and a hot cup of coffee to go with it and then I’m a happy camper. Milk is also a great, classic pairing, of course. But since I have a nine-month old who doesn’t sleep as much as I would like him to, I almost always stick with coffee. ????
Speaking of great combos, don’t you also think caramel and chocolate make a pretty solid pair? I like to think of them as a kitchen “power couple,” because their flavors just blend so well. After looking in my pantry, I found that I had some caramel and chocolate chips and thought it would be fun to put them together. As a result, these Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies were born!
This recipe for Caramel Chocolate Chip cookies also contains my favorite base recipe for regular chocolate chip cookies. So, if you’d rather just make the classic, you can simply replace the caramel chips with more chocolate chips. I like that it’s versatile enough that you can bake these according to whatever filling you have in your pantry. These make a lot too, so they are great for special occasions, parties, etc. The dough is also insanely delicious and I have a hard time keeping my hands out of it! I know you’re not supposed to eat raw cookie dough, all things in moderation, right?!
If you make these Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies, then be sure to snap a photo of your creation and tag it on Instagram with #belleofthekitchen! I’d love to see what you’re cooking up!
Recipe: Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated white sugar
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 3/4 cup caramel chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Line baking sheets with parchment paper and then set aside.
- Add butter, sugars, eggs, and vanilla extract to a large bowl. Using an electric mixer, beat over medium speed until nice and creamy, about 1 minute.
- In a medium sized bowl, sift together the baking soda, salt, and flour. Gradually add the dry ingredients to butter/sugar mixture, beating over low speed. Scrape the bowl then beat over medium speed for another 30 seconds until well-combined.
- Add chocolate chips and caramel chips to the dough and then stir to combine. Drop dough by rounded tablespoons onto prepared baking sheets, about 2-3 inches apart. Bake for 10-12 minutes (mine are ready at 10 minutes), then remove from oven and allow cookies to cool slightly before transferring to a wire rack. Enjoy!
If you like these Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies, then you might also like:
White Chocolate Lemon Sugar Cookies
These are amazing! My new go to recipe. Perfect amount of chewiness that I prefer my cookies to be.
I made these cookies this morning and they’re really good, they have a lovely chewy texture. I added some chopped pecans for an extra crunch, two tablespoons less (white) sugar and half a teaspoon of extra salt. They were still a bit too sweet for my taste (probably from the caramel!), so next time I’ll use even less sugar.
I think “kitchen power couple” is my favorite thing I’ve heard in a long time. LOVE it! And yes, caramel + chocolate = love! These cookies look and sound amazing. On my list.
Drooling over these cookies, they’re perfect just the way I like, can’t way to try this recipe!
Omg, I love these cookies! I might have to splurge and make a few dozen of these for the kids.
Chocolate AND caramel sounds so delicious! These cookies are going on my to make list!
I am right there with you about starting the day off with a cookie (or two) and a cup of coffee. Caramel chocolate chip cookies are so underrated.
Yummy. Caramel and chocolate chips are the perfect match
These are the best. I found caramel bits that i used. Melty caramel and chocolate. A hit. Took them into some friends They declared them the best cookies ever!
Oh my, that sounds delicious! So glad y’all enjoyed them!
I’m currently making these and can’t stop eating them fresh out of the oven! Might be my new favorite cookie recipe! Thank you for sharing! ????
Yay! So happy to hear that, Jessica!
Sooo, I just finished baking up 45 delicious and healthy chocolate chip cookies using your amazing recipe! As a guy, my gut does not do well with tradition white flour. And I didn’t have any caramel chips in the pantry. 🙁 Thus, I did sub whole wheat flour for flour and doubled the chocolate chips per your advice. WOW! these cookies are incredible. Using whole wheat flour I ended up very dry and added I think 3 tablespoons of cold water before entering the chocolate chips. Loved the dough and couldn’t keep my fingers out of it, either! 🙂
THANK YOU SO MUCH, and I plan on baking up the skinny chocolate cake and coffee cake too, let you know.
So happy to hear that, David! Thank you for your great review!!
Made these tonight and they were sooo tasty. Family couldn’t get enough of them!! Followed the recipe to a tee and it was great. Thank you for this recipe, we will be using it again!
So glad to hear that, Emily! Thanks for coming back to leave a comment!
Can I use caramel sugar in this?
If yes how and when.
Hi Catherine, I’m not familiar with caramel sugar so I haven’t tried that in this recipe. If you give it a try, let me know how it goes.
Ooooh, caramel chips! I don’t think I’ve ever seen those. Guess it’s time to hunt them down…. these cookies look SO good! 🙂
These look wonderful! I have little ones that don’t sleep as much as I would like as well, and a cookie is always a great pick me up!
Love the twist on a classic chocolate chip! They look great.