Have I mentioned a few hundred times that we like to spend time together in the kitchen? Well we do. I fully believe kids can cook and am proud of my little baker. He loves to get in there with me and crack eggs, add ingredients and mix. Cookies and bread are his specialties. So he was more than happy to chip in for these Caramel Crunch Chocolate Chip Cookies.
They are very similar to my FAVORITE chocolate chip cookies. I just saw an ingredient at the store that I hadn’t seen and knew I had to try it. They were caramel filled milk chocolate chips. And since I love caramel way more than I love chocolate, I wanted to take them home and experiment. I didn’t experiment much. Just enough.
Caramel Crunch Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 c unsalted butter softened (not melted)
- 1 c dark brown sugar
- ¾ c sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 3 c flour
- ¾ tsp baking soda
- ¾ tsp salt
- 5.75 oz Ghiarardelli milk chocolate chips (½ package)
- 1 ½ c milk chocolate chips with caramel filling (I used Nestle Toll House Delightfulls)
- 1 c chopped nuts (I used pecans) opt.
Instructions
- Cream butter and sugars.
- Add eggs and vanilla.
- Then add dry ingredients.
- Fold in chocolate chips, caramel filled chocolate chips and chopped nuts.
- Bake at 350 for 9-11 minutes.
Nutrition
Obviously if you don’t like caramel or nuts, you can go ahead and take them out to make the regular chocolate chip cookies. But I love the crunch from nuts and I love the creaminess of caramel. So these were an elevated version of my favorite cookies.
Make sure to check out 5 Tips to Make the Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies. These rules still apply!
and if you are to trying other cookie recipes, pick one of these:
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Laura Irion // Avery Street Design says
You had me at caramel crunch! I’m hopping around at your party tonight & finding amazing stuff. Thanks for hosting!
Kyla @HouseofHipsters.com says
These sound awesome! Thanks for sharing! Also wanted to let you know about a new linky party starting this Saturday at 8pm called “Found & Foraged” Can’t wait to party with you at http://www.houseofhipsters.com
Hannah Diane says
Looks amazing! Can’t wait to try them! :)
Gina Egg says
Ah, a girl after my own heart! You had me at ” And since I love caramel way more than I love chocolate,” — ME TOO!!!!!! Can’t wait to give these a try.
Katie says
How many cookies appx. does this recipe make?
Kara says
I saw the caramel filled chips at the store and wondered if they would be good. Nice to know you tried them and liked them. The cookies look amazing!
Emily says
These look SO delicious! Love caramel in my cookies!
Amy@theidearoom says
Sounds amazing! Trying this recipe out very soon!