Dark Chocolate Salted Caramel Cookies Recipe
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Our daughter, Hope, wrote about these Dark Chocolate Salted Caramel Cookies back in 2014. These are one of her favorite cookies and there’s a reason for that. If you’re a fan of the scrumptious chocolate and caramel combo, you will find these a fast favorite too. Plus, these cookies are so easy to make, which is a good thing because you’ll find yourself making them over and over again. Take it away, Hope!
When it comes to Starbucks, there are certain things I will and won’t admit. I will admit that I haven’t had a pumpkin spice latte. I will admit that I really love the caramel salted mocha. I won’t admit, however, how many I’ve had in the last week. It’s obscene. I have fulfilled one of the worst stereotypes and forfeited half my meal plan for the most delicious part of my day. But there’s just something about certain flavors that mean comfort food in more than one way.
Firstly, there is nothing more beautiful, simple and delicious than the combination of caramel salt and chocolate. Secondly, certain foods and flavors remind you of different times, places and people. While in college living in a small abode, in a city with bright street lamps and trains and haunted theaters, I can always go for familiar comfort food. Whether it harkens back to long Christmas road trips with pit stops at every Starbucks along the way, or evenings after school playing around with cookie recipes.
This Dark Chocolate Salted Caramel Cookies Recipe, is one of those recipes that combines two of my favorites in one sweet treat. It is literal handheld dessert perfection, a combination of the most delicious and comforting ingredients in the world (to me). Be sure to have fun creating good memories while making them, eating, and then sharing them with your favorite people. And of course, you know, you could send some to me. I’m always in the mood for chocolatey-good comfort cookies. Always.
This cookie recipe is based on the Double Dark Chocolate Cookies Recipe that is one of our very favorites of all time. I hope you enjoy these as much as we have!
Dark Chocolate Salted Caramel Cookies Recipe
Dark Chocolate Salted Caramel Cookies Recipe
Chocolatey cookies, with bits of melted caramel all sprinkled with salt make for the perfect cookie combination.
Ingredients
- 3 cups unsalted butter
- 4 tablespoons dark cocoa powder
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- 1¼ teaspoon kosher or sea salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1¾ cups brown sugar, packed
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 48 caramels, cut in half
- kosher salt for sprinkling
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350-degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a saucepan, melt butter over medium-low heat. Whisk in the cocoa powder until smooth. Remove from heat.
- In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- In a separate large mixing bowl, beat the eggs. Stir in the brown sugar, and vanilla extract. until combined.
- Gradually stir in melted butter and cocoa mixture. Mix until smooth.
- Mix in the flour mixture until just combined.
- Drop rounded tablespoonfuls of cookie dough on parchment lined baking sheets. Press 3-4 pieces of halved caramels into each cookie round of cookie dough.
- Bake at 350-degrees F for 10-12 minutes.
- Sprinkle each cookie with a bit kosher salt when removed from oven.Cool for 1 minute, then lift whole cookie-laden parchment paper from baking sheet and place on cooling rack or dry flat surface to cool (or transfer cookies individually to wire rack to cool and reuse parchment paper).
Originally published October 7, 2o14.
Can’t go wrong with this flavour combo. Love it!
I’m digging the salted caramel mocha this year, too. And I have to get it iced so the chunks of salt don’t dissolve too quickly. #obsessed
These cookies look delicious! I want some!
Mercy. I tried not to click over here. Really, I did.
That’s funny. I can just hear you saying that. I said it to myself, too! Not “Mercy,” though. More like “Darn it!” Your “mercy” is cute.
I’m drooling, but I’m not giving in. 😉
You have a lot more self control than I do. 😉
What a great recipe, I love that the flavours remind you of such cool memories — cookies have a way of doing that … lol 🙂
Mmmm I’m loving this flavor combo!
LOVE! AMAZING!
These look absolutely divine!
Can’t go wrong with salted caramel and chocolate! These look amazing!
Just made these! Amazing! I have to say I saw these on Pinterest and it is for sure a Pinterest win!
I love that your daughter is writing for the blog!!! LOVE that! and hello. . dark chocolate salted caramel anything will get my attention. . and fast! love these cookies!!
Even with good quality cocoa, these were not particularly chocolatey. Next time I will double the cocoa, subtract 4 tbsps of flour and add chocolate chips. But hey, I’m a glutton 🙂
Hmmm … did you use dark cocoa powder?
I did, although it didn’t seem as dark as dark cocoa sometimes does. It was still an excellent cookie recipe-it resulted in a chewy, indulgent cookie with a gorgeous crumb, it just wasn’t partucularly chocolatey.
What kind did you use? We use Hershey’s Special Dark Cocoa Powder.
Hi Emily,
I saw another dark chocolate salted caramel cookie recipe and it said use 2/3 cup cocoa powder (dark or light) maybe you could try that and it would be more chocolatey? I made that recipe with Hersheys dark cocoa and it was nice and chocolatey but I always like to try as many different recipes for the same type of cookie so I’m going to make this one here next.
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Chelle
I like that this recipe here calls for brown sugar instead of just white sugar.
Oh yeah and the using parchment paper tip is spot on! Ha ha I made my first batch just on the cookie sheet, what a disaster to get them off!
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Chelle
Hello,
I am going to try this recipe and want to know in the ingredients list it states to use 1 1/4 teaspoon kosher or sea salt. Now do I use the coarse ground kosher or sea salt or get it in a finer grade? I’ve only used regular salt in my mixed ingredients.
Thank you in advance!
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Chelle
Hello Michelle, I use coarse ground salt.
Chocolate and caramel are two of our favorite ingredients when hunting for sweet treat recipes. These look devine! A definite must for a future Saturday indulgence! Thanks for sharing!
Trina and Tina
I can’t wait to try these- I have a small business and will use my Fleur de Sel caramels- in the recipe and my favorite cocoa, Valrhona.. Thank you! This is my first visit to your blog, but it certainly won’t be my last!
Oh, those caramels sound lovely, Lori! I hope you enjoy the cookies.
Thank you so much- Ooooh I know I will- you can’t go wrong with chocolate and caramel can you?
I’ll be sure to share when I do.
I baked the dark chocolate salted caramel cookies recipe today. Although they tasted very good, the cookies spread and looked more like pancakes. Even on parchment paper, they were very difficult to remove. The caramel was so gooey, it would seep through the cookie and stick to the paper. Not sure what I did wrong,
12 tbsp aka 3 cups
Thanks for the suggestion, Macy. I edited the recipe to reflect it. Much simplier.