Caramel White Chocolate Chip Cookies

Caramel White Chocolate Chip Cookies

I came up with this recipe quite by accident.  I was actually trying to replicate another recipe: a caramel chocolate chip with nuts.  I went to make the recipe and realized I didn’t have nuts, and I only had white chocolate chips instead of semi-sweet chocolate chips.  So I decided to experiment, and it turned out great.  These are now my go-to cookies.

For this recipe, I melt my own caramel sauce, but you can use prepared caramel sauce if you like.  Below the cookie recipe, I will add in my recipe for my caramel sauce.

Ingredients:

1 cup butter-flavored shortening or butter, softened

¾ cup granulated sugar

¾ cup brown sugar, packed

2 tsp vanilla extract

2 eggs

2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

¼ cup caramel sauce

2 cups white chocolate chips

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 375 F
• In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugars until well combined and creamy
• Add in vanilla extract.  Mix well
• Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each egg
• In a separate bowl, combine the dry ingredients
• Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients about a cup at a time, mixing well after each addition.
• Add in the caramel sauce, mixing well.
• Fold in the chocolate chips

• Drop dough by the spoonful on ungreased cookie sheets

• Bake in preheated oven for 9-11 minutes until golden brown.
• Cool cookies on wire rack

Caramel Sauce

Ingredients:

1 cup caramel candies

4 Tbsp heavy cream (to desired consistency)

1/2 tsp salt (optional, for salted caramel sauce)

Directions:

• Combine ingredients in a microwave safe bowl
• Microwave on half power for 30 seconds at a time stirring well each time