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Simmerandsage » Recipes » Salted Caramel Chocolate Cookies

Salted Caramel Chocolate Cookies

February 20, 2020

By simmerandsagePublished: February 20th, 2020Updated: December 31st, 2022
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These Salted Caramel Chocolate Cookies are everything you want them to be – soft, chewy, salty-sweet and ooey gooey on the inside. This comes from the whole Rolo candy that is stuffed inside the dough.

They’re large in size and rich in chocolatey flavor – I doubt you could eat more than one or two at a sitting.

Salted Caramel Chocolate Cookies on a piece of parchment paper

Finished with a sprinkle of sea salt, they are one of the most decadent cookies you’ll ever have. And they are the perfect companion for a big glass of cold milk.

What’s in these Salted Caramel Chocolate Cookies

The rich, chocolatey cookie dough is made with a double dose of chocolate from cocoa powder and dark chocolate chips. Here’s what you’ll need:

  • All-purpose flour
  • Unsalted butter. The salt on top of these cookies will be plenty, so make sure you use the unsalted kind of butter.
  • Granulated sugar
  • Brown sugar. Doing a 50/50 split between brown sugar and granulated sugar will ensure a chewy texture that stays chewy for days.
View of the caramel center of a chocolate cookie topped with sea salt
  • Egg
  • Cocoa powder
  • Dark chocolate chips. They give these cookies their rich, chocolatey flavor. In a pinch, semisweet chocolate chips can be used.
  • Milk. This recipe only calls for a little bit, so it doesn’t matter which kind you use. Even nonfat milk works fine.
  • Vanilla extract
  • Flaky sea salt. The sprinkle on top of these cookies is the best part! So be sure to use sea salt, not table salt or anything else. If you don’t have sea salt, don’t use anything at all.
Dark chocolate cookies topped with sea salt

The batter will be pretty sticky, but it’s the trade off for a finished product that is melt-in-your-mouth chewy.

How to make these Salted Caramel Cookies

You’ll have to get your hands dirty to make these treats. As I mentioned, you’ll be smushing a Rolo candy safely between 2 tablespoons of cookie dough and then working the dough around the Rolo to ensure it’s completely encased during baking.

A Rolo candy pressed into chocolate cookie dough

First, place 1 tablespoon of cookie dough onto a prepared baking sheet.

Then, press the Rolo candy on top. Place the second tablespoon of cookie dough on top of the caramel and use your fingers to seal the dough around the caramel.

A Rolo candy sandwiched in between two pieces of chocolate cookie dough

When you pull these Salted Caramel Chocolate Cookies from the oven, they may appear to be undercooked. Don’t worry, they will cook for a few more minutes just from the heat of the baking sheet, resulting in a perfectly soft cookie.

Large scoops of chocolate cookie dough arranged on a baking sheet and topped with flaky sea salt

How to store these cookies

These Salted Caramel Chocolate Cookies will keep for 3-4 days in an airtight container at room temperature. After that, they’ll be less chewy.

If you want the cookies to keep for longer, freeze them within a day of baking them. Freezing the dough also works well.

Salted caramel chocolate cookie, broken in half to see the caramel inside

We love popping cookie dough out of the freezer on a snow day during the winter months – so easy!

When you make these Salted Caramel Chocolate Cookies, I’d love to hear about it! Drop a rating or leave a comment below. Enjoy!

For more cookie recipes, try these:

  • Apple Butter Cookies with Cinnamon Vanilla Frosting
  • Ultimate Soft and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies (Without Butter)
  • Best Raspberry Rugelach Recipe

For more chocolatey recipes, try these:

  • Chocolate Peanut Butter Truffles
  • Chocolate Chip Crumb Cake
  • Chocolate Chip Brioche Bread Pudding

Salted Caramel Dark Chocolate Cookies | Simmer & Sage

Salted Caramel Dark Chocolate Cookies

Rich dark chocolate with a gooey, decadent caramel center and dusted with sea salt – truly indulgent!
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Prep Time 30 mins
Cook Time 15 mins
chilling 1 hr
Total Time 1 hr 45 mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 18

Ingredients
  

  • 1 stick unsalted butter room temperature
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/8 tsp. salt
  • 2 tbsp. milk
  • 1 1/2 cups dark chocolate chips
  • 16-18 Rolos
  • Sea salt for sprinkling

Instructions
 

  • Cream together the butter and sugars in a stand mixer until light and fluffy. Add the eggs and vanilla and beat well.
  • In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Slowly add in the wet ingredients and milk. Fold in the chocolate chips. Cover and chill the dough for at least 1 hour and up to 24 hours.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Scoop cookie dough into 1 tbsp. balls. Press one Rolo into a ball of cookie dough and top with another ball. Press the cookie dough together and smooth the seams so that you cannot see the Rolo at all. Place each cookie onto the baking sheet and sprinkle with sea salt.
  • Bake for 12-13 minutes. Allow the cookies to cool completely on the cookie sheet (they will continue to bake for a few minutes after you remove them from the oven).
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  1. Avatar for Melissa HoughMelissa Hough says

    December 14, 2020 at 9:24 pm

    I cannot wait to try these. I have a cookie exchange this weekend and these look perfect!! Thank you

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    • Avatar for simmerandsagesimmerandsage says

      December 15, 2020 at 9:00 am

      You’ll love them! Thanks for trying them!

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  2. Avatar for char cesariochar cesario says

    April 21, 2022 at 4:01 am

    5 stars
    These cookies are the perfect combination of salt and sweet- melt in your mouth treat! Watch out because you can’t eat just one

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