Salted Caramel Cookies

Directions

  1. 1Make a homemade caramel base using white sugar, butter, and heavy cream.
  2. 2Brown the rest of the butter.
  3. 3Add the brown butter to the caramel base.
  4. 4Add brown sugar, white sugar, salt, and vanilla to the dough mixture.
  5. 5Optionally, add chocolate chips to the dough.
  6. 6Chill the cookie dough.
  7. 7Scoop out big, rustic-looking cookies from the chilled dough.
  8. 8Top the scooped cookies with flaky salt.
  9. 9Bake the cookies until they are a little bit underdone.
  10. 10Allow the cookies to set after coming out of the oven.

Ingredients

  • white sugar
  • butter
  • heavy cream
  • brown butter
  • brown sugar
  • salt
  • vanilla
  • chocolate chips
  • flaky salt

Tips

  • For best results, bake the cookies slightly underdone.
  • The cookies get even better, gooier, and stickier in the days following baking.