🍪 Chocolate Caramel Crunch Cookies
🧾 Ingredients
1 cup (225g) unsalted butter, softened
1 cup (200g) brown sugar
½ cup (100g) white sugar
2 large eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 ½ cups (315g) all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
1 ½ cups chocolate chips
1 cup soft caramel candies (cut into small pieces)
¾ cup crushed crunchy cereal (like cornflakes or rice cereal)
👩🍳 Instructions
Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F). Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
Cream butter & sugars
In a bowl, beat butter, brown sugar, and white sugar until light and fluffy.
Add eggs & vanilla
Mix in eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla extract.
Combine dry ingredients
In another bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, and salt. Gradually mix into the wet ingredients.
Add the good stuff
Fold in chocolate chips, caramel pieces, and crushed cereal.
Shape cookies
Scoop dough (about 2 tbsp each) onto baking sheet, spacing them apart.
Bake
Bake for 10–12 minutes until edges are golden but centers stay soft.
Cool slightly
Let cookies sit for 5 minutes before moving to a rack.
😋 Tips
Slightly underbake for gooey caramel centers
Sprinkle a little sea salt on top for a sweet-salty flavor
Chill dough 30 minutes for thicker cookies
