Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 cup butter

1 cup sugar

½ cup brown sugar

 2 eggs

 2 tsp. vanilla

 1 tsp. baking soda

 ½ tsp. salt

 2½ cups flour

 1 cup mini chocolate chips

 1 cup caramel bits

Preheat oven to 375°

Combine flour, baking soda and salt.  Set aside.

Cream the butter and sugars in a mixer. Add the eggs and vanilla and mix until fluffy.

Add the flour mixture a bit at a time and mix until it is completely incorporated.

Mix in the mini chocolate chips and the caramel bits.

Scoop by Tbsp. onto cookie sheet.

Bake the cookies for 10-13 minutes. Let cool for 3 minutes before removing.

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Salted Caramel Crunch Cookies

2 1/3 cups flour

¾ cup light brown sugar

½ cup sugar

1 tsp. baking soda

1 Tbsp. cornstarch

½ tsp. salt

½ tsp. cinnamon

¾ cup butter, melted + slightly cooled

2 large eggs

2 tsp. vanilla extract

1 cup toffee bits

1 cup caramel bits

1 cup chopped pecans

Flaked sea salt, optional

Preheat oven to 350°. Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper, set aside.

In a large bowl, whisk together flour, brown sugar, granulated sugar, baking soda, cornstarch, salt, and cinnamon.

Add butter, combine with a spatula or with a handheld mixer until crumbly. Add eggs and vanilla extract and beat till well combined. Fold in toffee chips, caramel bits and pecans. 

Roll two heaping tablespoons of cookie dough into a ball and place on prepared baking sheet leaving 2 inches per cookie for spreading.

Bake for 12 minutes, or until the edges of cookies are set. Remove from oven and sprinkle with flaked sea salt, to taste.

Let cookies cool for 10 minutes on baking sheet. Enjoy warm or allow to cool completely and store in an airtight container for up to 5 days.

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Turtle Cookies

2 cups minus 2 Tbsp. cake flour

1 2/3 cups bread flour

1¼ tsp. baking soda

1½ tsp. baking powder

1½ tsp. kosher salt

2½ sticks unsalted butter

1¼ cups light brown sugar

1 cup plus 2 Tbsp. sugar

2 large eggs

2 tsp. pure vanilla extract

2 cups dark chocolate chips

1 cup caramel bits

1 cup chopped pecans

1. Sift flours, baking soda, baking powder and salt into a bowl. Set aside.

2. Using a mixer fitted with paddle attachment, cream butter and sugars together until very light, about 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.

3. Stir in the vanilla. Reduce speed to low, add dry ingredients and mix until just combined, 5 to 10 seconds.

4. Drop chocolate pieces, caramel bits, and pecans into dough and gently combine.

5. Press plastic wrap against dough and refrigerate for 24 to 36 hours. Dough may be used in batches, and can be refrigerated for up to 72 hours.

6. When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350°. Line a baking sheet a nonstick baking mat. Set aside.

7. Scoop heaping tsp of dough onto baking sheet

8. Bake until golden brown but still soft, 11 - 13 minutes. Transfer sheet to a wire rack for 10 minutes, then slip cookies onto another rack to cool a bit more.

9. Repeat with remaining dough.

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Caramel-Toffee 7-Layer Cookies

½ cup butter, melted

1½ cups graham cracker crumbs

1 cup caramel bits

1 cup bittersweet (dark) chocolate chips

1 cup toffee bits

1 can (14 Oz.) sweetened condensed milk

1 cup sliced almonds

1 pinch sea salt

Preheat oven to 350ºF. Lightly grease a 11 x 7 baking pan. 

Stir together melted butter and graham cracker crumbs. Press into prepared pan. 

Add the other ingredients in order: caramel bits, chocolate chips, and toffee bits. Pour sweetened condensed milk over the top. Add the almonds. Sprinkle on a pinch or two of salt. 

Bake for 25–30 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack.  

This recipe can be found here.