Description
Indulgent salted caramel crunch cookies blend sweet and salty notes with a delightful textural contrast. Classic cookie techniques meet gourmet flavor profiles, ensuring crisp edges and rich caramel undertones will delight dessert enthusiasts.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2.75 cups (652 ml) all-purpose flour
- 2 large eggs
- 0.75 cup (180 ml) light brown sugar (Dixie Crystals recommended)
- 0.5 cup (120 ml) granulated sugar (Dixie Crystals Extra Fine recommended)
- 0.75 cup (170 grams) unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled
- 1 cup (240 ml) toffee bits
- 1 cup (240 ml) caramel squares, cut into fourths (Werther’s chewy caramels recommended)
- 1 cup (240 ml) chopped pecans
- 2 tsps vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 0.5 tsp cinnamon
- Flaky sea salt, optional
Instructions
- Preparation: Calibrate oven to 350°F (175°C) and armor baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone mats.
- Dry Mixture: Whisk flour, sugars, baking soda, cornstarch, salt, and cinnamon in a spacious bowl until perfectly integrated.
- Wet Incorporation: Merge melted butter into dry ingredients using a spatula, creating a crumbly texture, then introduce eggs and vanilla extract, blending until silky smooth.
- Flavor Enhancement: Tenderly fold toffee bits, caramel squares, and chopped pecans into the dough, strategically reserving some for surface garnishing.
- Dough Conditioning: Refrigerate mixture for 2-24 hours, allowing flavor molecules to harmonize and moisture to penetrate thoroughly.
- Shaping: Craft uniform dough spheres, positioning them with precise 2-inch separation on prepared sheets, then artfully press reserved toppings onto surfaces.
- Baking Technique: Roast cookies for 12 minutes, targeting golden-bronzed edges while maintaining tender, slightly underdone centers that will naturally set during cooling.
- Finishing Touch: Immediately scatter flaky sea salt across warm cookies, elevating their sweet-savory dimensional profile, then allow 10-minute stabilization on baking sheet before transitioning to wire rack for complete cooling.
Notes
- Chill for Flavor Depth: Refrigerate dough for 2-24 hours to allow ingredients to blend and enhance moisture, creating more complex and richer cookie taste.
- Salt Magic Trick: Sprinkle flaky sea salt immediately after baking to create a sophisticated sweet-savory contrast that elevates the entire cookie experience.
- Perfect Baking Technique: Remove cookies when edges are golden-brown but centers remain slightly soft, ensuring a chewy texture that continues setting during cooling.
- Smart Topping Strategy: Reserve some toffee, caramel, and pecan pieces to decorate cookie tops, guaranteeing beautiful presentation and ensuring each bite has maximum flavor impact.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 25
- Calories: 197
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 125 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 29 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg