Description
Salted caramel cheesecake cookies bring pure comfort to your dessert table with creamy cheesecake and rich caramel swirled into buttery cookie perfection. Grab these treats when sweet and salty cravings call, knowing one bite will make your taste buds dance with delight.
Ingredients
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Primary Ingredients:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup cream cheese
- 1 cup butter, softened
Supporting Ingredients:
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup salted caramel sauce
- ½ cup chocolate chips
Seasonings and Binding:
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Warm your oven to 350F and prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Blend 1 cup softened butter with 1 cup brown sugar and ½ cup granulated sugar until smooth and creamy.
- Incorporate 1 cup cream cheese, 1 egg, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract into the butter mixture until fully combined.
- Separately whisk 2 cups all-purpose flour, ½ teaspoon baking soda, and ¼ teaspoon salt together.
- Slowly integrate dry ingredients into the wet mixture, stirring until just combined.
- Gently fold 1 cup salted caramel sauce and ½ cup chocolate chips into the cookie dough.
- Scoop rounded tablespoons of dough onto the prepared baking sheet, spacing them 2 inches apart.
- Bake at 350F for 10-12 minutes until edges turn golden brown and centers look slightly soft.
- Remove from oven and allow cookies to rest on the baking sheet for 5 minutes.
- Transfer cookies to a wire rack and let them cool completely before serving.
Notes
- Soften cream cheese and butter at room temperature for smooth, easy mixing that prevents lumpy dough.
- Chill the dough for 30 minutes before baking to help cookies maintain their shape and prevent spreading.
- Use high-quality chocolate chips and caramel sauce for richer, more complex flavor profiles in your cookies.
- For gluten-free adaptation, substitute all-purpose flour with a 1:1 gluten-free baking blend, ensuring the same tender texture.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10-12 minutes
- Category: Cookies
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 287 kcal
- Sugar: 21 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 17 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 32 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 35 mg