This morning I told my 6 year old that he was going to get a haircut after school.
I have been saying this for the past week and a half.
But weirdly, as of late, he has been balking at the idea of getting a trim.
I didn’t understand why until now.
When I told him sternly that today was the day, he got upset. Like, for real upset.
Of course I asked him why he was getting misty over a a few hairs being cut…to which he replied “I want to grow an afro. Please don’t make me cut my hair.”
That really happened.
This morning.
So I told him that he couldn’t grow an afro because his hair is too straight, it would grow down, not out.
He wasn’t convinced.
I then told him that I would have to give him a perm and he would have to wear curlers in his hair.
He wasn’t thrilled with this, but sensed it was a means to an end…
And still persisted.
I should have known something was up with him last week when he wrote a sentence with his spelling words that looked like this…Read #3
I guess he has been planning this for a while.
So yeah. None of that has anything to do with food, it’s just an example of a day in my life.
Ok, less afro-talk, more cookie-talk.
Salted Caramel Kiss Cookies. More specifically, Browned Butter-Salted Caramel Cookies.
Let that marinate.
These cookies are ridiculous.
So simple, so good…possibly my new favorite.
First make your butter brown.
After it cools a bit, pour your butter into some brown sugar and beat it. Just beat it.
Mix in the other usual suspects and you’ve got dough!
Roll your cookies into a delicious brown sugar/granulated sugar mix and bake!
While the cookies are in the oven unwrap your caramel candies. I used some Caramel Hershey Kisses…but you could use Dove or Rolo…
As soon as they come out of the oven press a yummy Caramel Kiss on top.
Then do it right and sprinkle a little sea salt on top. Flaked, if your nasty.
Seriously gorg.
You need one of these in your life.
Salted Caramel Kiss Cookie
Description
makes 24 cookies
Ingredients
- 14 Tbsp salted butter
- 1 3/4 cups light brown sugar
- 2 cups, plus 2 Tbsp flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1 egg + 1 egg yolk
- 1 1/2 Tbsp vanilla
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 light brown sugar
- approx 24 chocolate caramel candies, such as Caramel Kisses or Rolos, unwrapped
- flaked sea salt for sprinkling
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° and line baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Heat butter in medium skillet over medium heat until melted. When butter melts slowly swirl the pan and continue to cook the butter until it becomes a nice, brown-caramel color. The swirling helps it from burning. Let cool for 15 minutes.
- Whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a separate bowl and set aside.
- When butter is cooled mix 1 3/4 cup light brown sugar and browned butter with electric mixer until no lumps remain, about 30 seconds.
- Add egg, yolk and vanilla and mix for another 30 seconds, until smooth.
- Slowly add in your flour mixture and mix on medium-low until incorporated.
- Combine remaining 1/4 cup brown sugar and 1/4 cup granulated sugar in a small bowl.
- Roll cookie dough into 2 inch balls (a heaping tablespoon) and then roll in sugar mixture.
- Place on lined baking sheet about 2 inches apart.
- Bake approx 12 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Do not over-bake.
- As soon as the cookies come out of the oven press a caramel chocolate candy into the center of each.
- Sprinkle each with a pinch of flaked sea salt and transfer to wire rack to continue cooling.
Notes
*optional ~ to prevent spreading of these cookies while baking you can chill dough for an hour prior to baking. I didn’t chill my dough and got the results photographed, but results seem to be varied based on feedback.
store cookies in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
Shelly- I just love your site. I think I just sit around and wait for your next posting so I can fill part of my day with your baked goods. Just made these cookies, but they are much flatter than yours. I got exactly 24 cookies, so I know I rolled the correct amount/size. When cookies turn out flat, is that because of the melted butter? Should I have rolled and then refrigerated before baking? I set my timer for the 15 minutes to let the brown butter cool before mixing with the brown sugar and rest of the ingredients.
That’s weird! It sounds like maybe the dough was warm…if you let it sit for the 15 minutes that is really weird! I would think it was either that or the oven temperature was low…Refrigerating this dough would definitely fix that problem.
Sorry you had trouble!
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My 1st grader thinks he needs a mohowk. He is pretty mad that I won’t let him have one. Sorry, but pale, blue eyed, blond haired kids don’t look good in a mohowk!
Maybe I can bribe him with these cookies though 🙂
I wish I had about 10 of these right now! They look fantastic.
That is the cutest story! Little kids are so funny! I had the opposite problem, my 7 year actually gave himself a trim. Good thing we weren’t planning any family portraits! Love the cookies too.
wow. these sounds AMAZING. and gorgeouss
Oh. My. Goodness! Heaven in a cookie. This could easily become our new favorite too! You made me laugh with the whole hair cut thing. My 10 year old has “long hair” like, the old Justin Beiber long, and we tease him that he looks like a Playmobile guy. Now my 6 year old wants Playmobile guy hair too. . . .
Haha! An afro! Out of all hairstyles. Please let us know what your son ends up doing wit h his hair. Reading from the comments it seems as if all the boys are touchy about their hair. That is too funny. I would have thought that only girls did this! I have to say though, I’ve always wanted to go crazy with my hair and never did it. So, maybe you should do the perm so he gets over the phase.
Love this, Shelly! I am drooling!
I seriously need to make these but there is a 99% chance I eat the whole batch.