I know. I KNOW. I tell you about healthier ambitions and breakfasts of the eggs benedict variety and then I tease you just days later with cookies.
BUT COOKIES, you guys: these, specifically, what with their caramel-y, chocolate-y, toasted coconut-y and sea salty yumminess. I just can’t not share them (though when I baked them, I considered hoarding them all to myself in my sock drawer. Just sayin’).
I don’t know about you, but to me, the very best-ever cookie is chewy on the inside, slightly crisp on the outside and loaded with flavor. I like ’em frosted and dusted and sprinkled and all that jazz, but my favorite favorite? Chocolate chip, always. The classic just gets me and my sweet tooth every dern time. And while these cookies are a more fanciful version of the classic, at their core they taste just like the original. It’s science. So prep your apron and your sweet tooth and scroll down for the recipe.
Happy almost weekend, friends!
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Caramel Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature, 2 sticks
- 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips, plus more for topping
- ½ cup caramel bits
- ½ cup unsweetened coconut flakes, toasted
- coarse sea salt, for sprinkling
Instructions
- In a bowl of a stand mixer with paddle attachment or a large bowl using an electric hand mixer, cream together butter and sugars on medium speed 2 to 3 minutes until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla. Stir to combine.
- In a separate large bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. Add flour mixture to butter mixture. Stir until just combined. Stir in chocolate chips, caramel bits and toasted coconut flakes.
- Refrigerate dough overnight or up to 24 hours.
- When ready to bake, heat oven to 375°F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Scoop dough into 1/4-cup mounds and place 2 inches apart on baking sheets. Place a few extra chocolate chips on top of each mound. Sprinkle lightly with sea salt.
- Bake cookies 10 to 12 minutes until golden brown on the edges and just lightly golden in the center. Let cookies cool 2 minutes on baking sheets, then transfer with a spatula to cooling racks.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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I feel like a mid-detox batch of cookies is just plain necessary. You know, cause all things in moderation. Plus: caramel. Just.duh. Heading over to the KitchenAid blog now to get a load of the recipe 😉
Belinda — Ummmm hazelnut, chocolate and pretzel? I’M COMING OVER.
I was just whipping up a batch of cookies as well (hazelnut, choc and pretzel). Can believe I almost missed this post!
Salty, sweet cookies with massive choc chips, caramel and coconut?! You can do no wrong Stephanie 🙂
Charlotte — Oooo, LOVE that idea. Cookies all the time!
I made these this morning and froze them. I took a few out tonight and cooked them for my husband. He loved all the flavors. I was disappointed the turned out so thin. I like a thicker chewy cookie. Not sure what happened. I had also made another chocolate chip recipe and I baked a few of them. They too were very thin. They puffed up so pretty and went flat. I did use my convection oven. Would that have done it? Next time I am using the regular oven and see if it makes a difference.
Yes! Definitely glad you didn’t hold back sharing these babies!
These flavors sound yummy. I would take a little dough out and add nuts instead of choc. chips. Some of my crew can’t eat chocolate. I have got to where I scoop all my dough into balls and freeze them on a lined cookie sheet. Then put them in a bag and freeze. Then I can take out a few, bake them and have warm cookies anytime.
Wow those sound fabulous! Can’t go wrong adding caramel to cookies 🙂
Screw resolutions! I want these cookies!
These are FOR REAL a perfect cookie. Off to check out the recipe!
Holy chewy!! These look perfect!