Salted Caramel Brownie Cookies Recipe
Salted Caramel Brownie Cookies are loaded with everything you love — rich cocoa, buttery caramel, melty chocolate chips, and crunchy pretzels. Every bite is the perfect balance of sweet, salty, and fudgy!
Servings: 16 cookies
Calories: 278kcal
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup sugar
- ½ cup melted butter
- 3 TBSP vegetable oil
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 ⅓ cup flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ cup semi sweet chocolate chips
- 1 ½ cup caramel baking bits
- 2 TBSP heavy cream
- Handful of pretzels twists
- Kosher salt for sprinkling
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line two baking sheets with parchment paper, set them aside.
- In a large bowl, combine the cocoa powder, sugar, butter, and vegetable oil. Whisk in the egg and vanilla extract until everything is well combined.
- Using a wooden spoon stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt until just combined. Then fold in ¼ cup of chocolate chips and ¼ of the caramel baking bits to the dough.
- Use a 2 TBSP cookie scoop to scoop the cookies, roll the dough into a ball, and place on the prepared baking sheets.
- Press the cookies down slightly, then add caramel bits and pretzels to the top of each dough ball. Bake for 12 minutes.
- Meanwhile in a small microwave safe bowl, add the heavy cream and remaining caramel bits and heat in 30 second intervals until all melted and smooth.
- Let the cookies rest on baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a cookie rack to cool (though I like to eat them warm from the oven!)
- Drizzle the melted caramel over the tops of the cookies and sprinkle with a little kosher salt, serve & enjoy!
Notes
These chocolate caramel cookies will stay fresh for up to 3-5 days if stored in an airtight container at room temperature.
Place them in an airtight container or freezer bag and freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw at room temperature before serving.
Nutrition
Calories: 278kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 30mg | Sodium: 184mg | Potassium: 136mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 28g | Vitamin A: 230IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 47mg | Iron: 1mg