# Salted Caramel Oatmeal Cookies

These salted caramel oatmeal cookies have a slight crisp edge and ridiculously chewy center; perfectly balanced and drool-worthy.

- Total time: 70 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 cup softened salted butter
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 tbsp molasses
- 2.75 cups flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 3 cups old-fashioned oats
- 2 Werther's Original soft caramels
- 1 pinch flaky sea salt

## Instructions

1. Cream together softened salted butter, light brown sugar, and granulated sugar until fluffy.
2. Add eggs, vanilla, and molasses.
3. Slowly add in dry ingredients of flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
4. Add in old-fashioned oats.
5. Once the dough comes together, cover and refrigerate for 40 minutes.
6. Scoop the dough onto parchment-lined sheet pans.
7. Press two Werther's soft caramels into the center of each cookie.
8. Bake in rounds at 350°F for 13 minutes.
9. Sprinkle with flaky sea salt.
10. Let them rest for 30 minutes to develop texture and color.

## Equipment

- KitchenAid stand mixer
- measuring cups and spoons
- parchment paper
- baking sheet
- cookie scoop

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@cooklikeamother/video/7361161329425567018?lang=en
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/d66a6554-2f2f-4205-b885-3b4f973e2a8e
- Extracted: 2025-01-18

Extracted from the video by Clip Recipe (https://www.cliprecipe.com). Quantities and steps are as stated or shown in the video. Site guide for agents: https://www.cliprecipe.com/llms.txt