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August 2, 2013

Caramel Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Chewy chocolate chip cookies stuffed with gooey caramel in the middle make for a sweet (and messy) treat.


Caramel Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies | www.chocolatemoosey.com

Sometimes I have trouble picking favorites. What is your favorite dessert? What is your favorite ice cream flavor? What is your favorite blog recipe? And then there are questions where I don’t hesitate. What is your favorite drink? (Coffee!) What is your favorite color (Teal!) And the question that leads me into today’s recipe – What is your favorite cookie? Chocolate chip cookies! I had the idea of stuffing them with caramel after seeing Bakeaholic Mama’s oatmeal cookie recipe. And little did I know, I would be spending quite some time experimenting with them.


Caramel Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies | www.chocolatemoosey.com

I made these cookies five ways:

    • With butter-flavored shortening and caramel squares – I made these one night and baked them the next day. They took forever to spread when the dough is chilled. I left some dough out at room temperature before baking, and they spread a little bit quicker. The caramel is soft when warm but impossible to eat at room temperature.
    • With butter and caramel squares – I baked these both chilled and room temperature. The room temperature ones spread too much and caramel oozed out in the bottoms. Chilled spread great. Again, caramel is soft when warm but hard to eat at room temperature.
    • With butter-flavored shortening and caramel Hershey Kisses – These didn’t work as well as I had hoped, mainly because the points of the kisses poked up through the dough after baking, both with chilled and room temperature dough.
    • With butter and caramel Hershey Kisses – Same result as the ones made with shortening. Kisses poked up after baking, which got me thinking about using a flatter chocolate caramel candy.
    • With butter and Rolo candies – The dough definitely needs to chill a bit. I rushed mine after chilling in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. They spread thinner than I liked, but the caramel is still soft even after the cookies cooled. I ran out of shortening to do a batch with Rolo candies.


Caramel Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies | www.chocolatemoosey.com

Conclusion: Use butter, chill the dough at least an hour, and use either caramel squares or Rolo candies. However, if you use caramel squares and the cookies cool down completely, you need to microwave the cookie 10-15 seconds before eating. This isn’t a big deal if you are consuming them in a household, but if you are serving them for a bunch of people, use Rolo candies that don’t require microwaving. I know – cookies shouldn’t need a disclaimer, but the caramel squares are pretty amazing if you serve the cookies straight from the oven because there is a big pocket of caramel gooeyness that you don’t get when using Rolos. The caramel squares scream CARAMEL where as the Rolos are chocolate with some caramel.
Caramel Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies

Caramel Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies

Yield: 1

Ingredients

  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 18 caramel squares or Rolo candies, unwrapped

Instructions

  1. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, beat together the butter and both sugars until creamy. Beat in the vanilla and egg for 1 minute. Gradually beat in the flour mixture then add the chocolate chips.
  3. Divide the dough into 18 dough balls. With one dough ball, flatten then wrap around a caramel square or Rolo. Make sure each ball is sealed completely. Chill for at least 1 hour.
  4. Preheat the oven to 375F. Divide the cold dough between two cookie trays. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the cookies are brown and firm around the edges. Let cool for a few minutes before removing to a cooling rack. If the caramel oozed out, let it cool longer until the caramel has cooled down before removing. Serve warm for best results.*

Notes

If you use caramel squares, the cookies must be served warm. Otherwise, the caramel will harden. If that happens, microwave them for 10-15 seconds.

© Carla Cardello (www.chocolatemoosey.com)

Source: Adapted from Nestle Toll House Recipe
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If you liked these Caramel Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies, then you may also like these recipes:

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  • Double Chocolate Caramel Stuffed Cookies from Confessions of a Baking Queen
  • Pumpkin Oatmeal Caramel Stuffed Cookies from The Dormestic Goddess
  • Caramel Stuffed Apple Cider Cookies from The Cooking Photographer
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Comments

  1. Jen @JuanitasCocina says

    August 2, 2013 at 8:57 AM

    You’re experimenting…for the sake of science and stuff! :D

    Reply
    • Carla says

      August 3, 2013 at 8:25 AM

      Poor me, right?

      Reply
  2. Faith @ Pixie Dust Kitchen says

    August 2, 2013 at 9:00 AM

    I made caramel stuffed cookies, and I agree with your consenus! I used caramel squares, and the cookies spread a little too much, and the caramel oozed out the bottom. Plus, it was hard to eat when they were cool. People still enjoyed them though, and they were still delicious. I guess it would have been helpful to read this post beforehand!

    Reply
    • Carla says

      August 3, 2013 at 8:28 AM

      The key when stuffing with candy, especially when it easily melts like chocolate and caramel, is to have them cold. I experimenting with Mallo Cups inside bar cookies, and I had to freeze the cups; otherwise they melted right into the batter.

      Reply
  3. Kayle (The Cooking Actress) says

    August 2, 2013 at 9:44 AM

    These are so heavenly!!! Such caramel ooey gooey deliciousness!

    Reply
    • Carla says

      August 3, 2013 at 8:28 AM

      Thanks Kayle!

      Reply
  4. Tieghan says

    August 2, 2013 at 10:05 AM

    I am loving caramel everything lately so these cookies are looking real good right now!!

    Reply
    • Carla says

      August 3, 2013 at 8:28 AM

      Lately? I love caramel everything every day ;)

      Reply
  5. Susan says

    August 2, 2013 at 10:19 AM

    You might try MERKINS carmel that King Arthur Flour sells….it’s great and stays soft.

    Reply
    • Carla says

      August 3, 2013 at 8:30 AM

      I heard about that but haven’t tried it. Sounds like I need to go shopping. Thanks for the tip!

      Reply
  6. [email protected] says

    August 2, 2013 at 12:22 PM

    Carla,
    Much appreciate the extensive testing you did for this recipe.

    It really had to have been rough to eat all of those batches, to compare!

    Reply
    • Carla says

      August 3, 2013 at 8:31 AM

      Yes, poor me. Eating dozens and dozens of cookies. I did share them at work though (but only with the coworkers I like ;) )

      Reply
  7. Hezzi-D says

    August 3, 2013 at 10:55 AM

    You are killing me! These look incredible and combine two of my favorite things-caramel and chocolate chip cookies!

    Reply
  8. Elizabeth @ Confessions of a Baking Queen says

    August 4, 2013 at 11:58 AM

    Thanks for linking up to my cookie. And I totally agree with warming up the cookie- makes a huge difference :)

    Reply
  9. Heather @girlichef says

    August 4, 2013 at 7:03 PM

    I really appreciate you doing all of that “research and testing” for us ;). Now, the only thing I’d appreciate more is receiving a full batch in the mail. ha ha ha…these look AMAZING, Carla!

    Reply
  10. Jennie @themessybakerblog says

    August 5, 2013 at 9:46 AM

    *Drools all over her keyboard. Oh my, Carla, these look fantastic. Yum, and double yum!

    Reply
  11. ec says

    August 10, 2013 at 1:01 PM

    interesting combination yummy!!!!

    Reply
  12. Abby says

    October 19, 2013 at 3:45 PM

    I chilled the dough for an hour and used caramel squares and they spread out and really thin. The second batch came out okay but were still thin as well. Were enjoyable but these were a lot of work with little success

    Reply
    • Carla says

      October 19, 2013 at 4:00 PM

      Sorry to hear that. Since I wasn’t in the kitchen with you, I can’t help troubleshoot. Ensure your oven is at the correct temperature with a thermometer.

      Reply
    • Carla says

      October 19, 2013 at 4:03 PM

      Also ensure your butter wasn’t over softened. If it’s too warm when you beat it, it will spread more regardless of chilling.

      Reply
  13. Dhriti Vora says

    December 4, 2017 at 12:38 AM

    I would like to have a vegan recipe of this……..

    Reply
    • Carla says

      December 4, 2017 at 10:14 AM

      I don’t specialize in vegan baking, so unfortunately I don’t have a vegan version.

      Reply
  14. Leslie Fletcher says

    April 18, 2020 at 8:11 PM

    I followed the recipe and my dough came out sticky! Why?

    Reply
    • Carla says

      April 19, 2020 at 10:19 AM

      I don’t have enough information to help you. Did you adjust the ingredients? Did you use butter and not margarine? Dough is sticky because 1 – not enough dry ingredients, 2 – too much wet ingredients, or 3 – dough was too warm, like if your butter was too softened or the kitchen was really warm.

      Reply

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