These Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies are everything you want in a bakery-style cookie- soft centers, crisp edges, studded with chocolate and caramel and finished with a sprinkle of flaky sea salt- they hit that perfect balance of sweet, rich, and slightly salty. Perfect for holidays, gifting, or everyday baking, these cookies are guaranteed to disappear fast!
Why You’re Going to Love These Cookies:
The combination of brown sugar, melted butter, chocolate chunks, and caramel chips creates a chewy texture and rich flavor. We finish them off with a sprinkle of flaky sea salt that enhances the sweetness and makes each bite absolutely irresistible.
- Chewy centers with crisp edges
- Melty chocolate chunks + caramel chips
- Perfect sweet and salty balance
- Bakery-style texture at home
- Easy to make with simple ingredients
They’re the kind of cookies people ask for again and again.
Tips for Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies:
- Don’t overbake—centers should look slightly underdone.
- Use high-quality chocolate chunks for better flavor.
- Chill dough for 30 minutes for thicker cookies (optional).
- Sprinkle salt while cookies are warm so it sticks.
Easy Variations:
Extra Gooey
- Add a caramel square inside each cookie dough ball.
Different Chocolate
- dark chocolate
- milk chocolate
- white chocolate
Add Nuts
- pecans
- walnuts
More of our Favorite Cookie Recipes:
- Soft & Chewy Iced Oatmeal Cookies
- Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies
- Chewy Snickerdoodle Cookies
- No Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
- Soft & Chewy Ginger Cookies
Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies
These amazing Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies are rich, chewy, and slightly salty– the kind of cookies people ask for again and again.
Servings: 18
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup butter melted and cooled
- 3/4 cup brown sugar packed
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup chocolate chunks
- 3/4 cup caramel chips
- flaky sea salt for topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a bowl, whisk together the flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the melted butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar. Mix until smooth. Add the eggs and vanilla and whisk until fully combined.
- Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix until just combined. Fold in chocolate chunks and caramel chips.
- Scoop dough into balls (about 2 tablespoons each) and place on baking sheet.
- Bake for 10–12 minutes, until the edges are golden but centers are still soft.
- Immediately sprinkle cookies with flaky sea salt. Let cool slightly before serving. Enjoy!!
