Double Chocolate Caramel Stuffed Cookies are over the top in all the best ways! A rich, chocolate cookie, studded with chocolate chips, filled with gooey caramel…doesn’t get much better than this!
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Stop what you are doing right now and get your butter out of the refrigerator. Cookies are in your future.
As busy as I have been with life this summer, I’ve also been busy getting recipes together for YOU guys! We all know that the months of September – December qualifies as Baking Season, and I couldn’t be happier about it. I start testing recipes that I think deserve a place on your game day spread or holiday table. It’s a tough job, folks.
So let’s start the season with a cookie that definitely deserves a spot on your cookie tray this year…Double Chocolate Caramel Stuffed Cookies. Girl, yes.
The steps are pretty easy here. The cookie dough comes together really quickly.
The trick though, is to use SOFT caramels. I have made these with Soft Werther’s Caramels and they work the best, in my opinion. The caramel stays soft even when the cookie has cooled. If you can’t find those, you can absolutely use Kraft caramels…just know that once the cookies cool, the caramel does too, so if you want that gooey caramel center, you will need to reheat the cookies in the microwave for about 10 seconds to warm them up. No one wants to lose a filling when they’re eating a cookie!
Whatever type caramel you use, flatten it out, either with your fingers or if you’re using a Kraft-sttyle caramel you might need to use a rolling pin.
Scoop out the cookie dough and place the caramel in the middle…
And form the dough around the caramel, making sure to encase the caramel completely in the dough.
They bake up like a dream!
And wait for it…
Double Chocolate Caramel Stuffed Cookies
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 36 cookies 1x
- Category: Cookies
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: Dessert
Description
Ultra chocolaty, soft and filled with a surprise gooey caramel filling, these Double Chocolate Caramel Stuffed Cookies are the ultimate treat. Best when served warm out of the oven.
Ingredients
- 1 cup cold butter, cubed
- 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 30 soft caramel candies, unwrapped
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- In the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix the butter cubes until smooth, about 1 minute. Add in both sugars and continue mixing on medium speed for 2 more minutes until light and fluffy, scraping sides of bowl as necessary.
- Add in cocoa powder until evenly mixed.
- With the mixer still on medium, add in eggs, vanilla, baking soda, and salt and mix for 1 minute until smooth, scraping sides of bowl to incorporate everything.
- Turn mixer to low and add in flour, mixing until just combined.
- Stir in chocolate chips.
- Flatten caramels using your fingers or a rolling pin.
- Scoop dough using a medium (2- tablespoon) cookie scoop and form a well in the middle of each cookie. Press a caramel into the indention and form dough around caramel, making sure no caramel is exposed. Place cookie dough onto the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake for 9-11 minutes until edges are set.
- Allow the cookies to cool for 3 minutes on the cookie sheet and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
Store airtight at room temperature for up to 5 days
The link to this recipe has disappeared from the imperial sugar site! I love this recipe! Can anyone help me to find it?
I ended my partnership with Imperial Sugar last year so I am working on getting all my recipes back here on my website! All updated for you now and the recipe is here for you!
My eyes are playing tricks on me and I thought I saw the word Vegan in that first sentence. No it’s not there, not even close. I had a mini panic attack and couldn’t decide if I was scared that were going vegan, or excited that these amazing cookies were vegan. Thankfully I don’t have to decide because they are just delicious!