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These Salted Caramel Stuffed Chocolate Cookies are to die for! A dark chocolate cookie is stuffed with a Milky Way bar and sprinkled with sea salt. They’re ultra gooey and delicious!
Salted Caramel Stuffed Chocolate Cookies
So yesterday the hubs and I finally got around to starting to stain our fence that was installed in January. We’d waited for it to warm up and finally stop raining, so now it’s time.
And it is going to be a big job. Like whoa.
We got a quote for someone to do it for us and decided to do it ourselves. With the expense of our upcoming trip to South Africa, we decided to save a little, but it’s going to take several weekends. It’s a pretty big fence. I do love the color we picked though and I can’t wait to see it done.
The only thing is, now that it’s warm, we aren’t the only ones to come out of hiding. The bugs are out in force. And they were toying with us.
First, I was sitting and eating lunch outside while the hubs painted and a wasp came around. Jessie was sitting next to me (duh, there was food) and she all of a sudden snapped at it! She hates the buzzing of bees and wasps. Hates it. We’ll be on a walk and she’ll stop right in the middle of walking to snap at a bee. It always freaks me out because if she misses and pisses it off, it might come for me. I would not be happy.
She managed to get the wasp this time, but it wasn’t hurt and flew off. So I started screaming. Not like a crazy scream, but an “oh, crap! The wasp is going to come back and sting me” scream. It didn’t though. We survived.
Then a few minutes later, it looked like the hubs was having a seizure as he thrashed around – paint brush in hand. Some crazy critter had ATTACKED! He survived.
Then, I was painting the fence and heard a bug and lifted my arm with the paint brush up to swat at it. All of sudden I felt several things hit my arm and I screamed like mad thinking it was bugs! Scared the crap out of the hubs! But it was just paint dripping from my brush onto my arm. 🙂 Oops.
Clearly I was jumpy. Too many bugs – and I don’t do bugs.
Shortly after that I went back inside and baked. I need full body armor next time.
While I actually like helping with stuff like painting the fence (I’m weird, I know), it’s much safer inside making things like these cookies.
They are so yummy! They are made with my usual chocolate cookie base. They are soft, chewy and so chocolatey. I stuffed them with half of a caramel filled milky way. A full milky way is a little big.
I actually tried using Dove caramels first, but I didn’t care much for the way they melted in the cookie. The milky way was much better. I’d think Rolos would also work well, but may be be a little smaller.
To add the candy bar to the cookie, make your ball of dough (about 2 tbsp in size), break it in half and sandwich the candy between the dough. Press the edges of the dough together, sealing the candy inside.
Place the balls of dough onto a cookie sheet lined with either parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. I personally love silicone baking mats because they are reusable.
Sprinkle a little sea salt on top and bake! Don’t pass on the sea salt – it adds a whole lot of fun. My mom was super excited when she bit into these and tasted the salt. She couldn’t believe how awesome a little sprinkle of salt made a cookie.
These cookies are the jam! So good! And they are especially delicious warm. A warm chocolate cookie with melted caramel inside, and a little sea salt. Yum! Put a fork in me, I’m done.
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Salted Caramel Stuffed Chocolate Cookies
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 minutes
- Total Time: 18 minutes
- Yield: About 16 Cookies
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Description
These Salted Caramel Stuffed Chocolate Cookies are to die for! A dark chocolate cookie is stuffed with a Milky Way bar and sprinkled with sea salt. They’re ultra gooey and delicious!
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup salted butter, room temperature
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, lightly packed
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup cocoa (I use Hershey’s Special Dark)
- 1 tsp baking soda
- Fun Size Simply Caramel Milky Ways Bars, cut in half
Instructions
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Cookie
- Calories: 178
- Sugar: 12.9 g
- Sodium: 159.7 mg
- Fat: 10.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 21.6 g
- Protein: 2.4 g
- Cholesterol: 34.8 mg
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Enjoy!
Are you using a black food dye to get them that color or do they turn out that dark?
I didn’t. It was from the Hershey’s special dark cocoa.
Hi….Can I freeze before baking? I’ve made these a few times, they are delicious!
I’m guessing that’d be fine, but you’d probably want to bring the cookie dough back to room temperature before baking. If the chocolate bars in the middle are too firm, the cookies may not spread as well. So glad you enjoy them!
This is a real winner of a recipe. I mean it: I first made them for a Halloween bake-off at work three or four years ago (after all, they’re black and orange…I called them “tricky treats”). I won for best flavor, gave the recipe to everyone, and oh man, have they become a favorite since then. The sea salt is a perfect, and necessary, touch. The only thing I change is using original Milky Ways instead of all caramel – the nougat makes for such a nice squishy bite.
This cookie hits the trifecta: looks impressive, tastes amazing, and is super easy to make. Thanks for a good one!
Love this cookie ! Are you able to make ahead and freeze ?
That should be fine. Glad you enjoyed it!
How far in advance can you make this recipe?
The cookies should be good for about 3-4 days, so you could make them a day or so in advance.
Can these be baked in mini cupcake tins with wrappers. If so how long?
I haven’t ever done that, so I’m not sure.
I just made these using half a Rolo inside. They turned out great! Husband loved them. Taking a batch to a ballroom Halloween dance party tomorrow night.
I’m so glad you’re happy with them!
Thank you. I made these for my apartment complex and people LOVED them. Thank you for a delicious recipe.
Those who are wondering if they should make it, just do it.
I refrigerated the dough after I made it and just before putting the dough balls in the oven (if stuffing them softened the dough).
Awesome! I’m glad they were a hit!
Hi Lindsay,
Would any unsweetened cocoa powder do?
Thank you.
Yes, it should be fine.
Just made these for a cookie exchange/competition at work. I am NOT a baker. But out of 15 people, I took 2nd place with these beauties! I used Caramilk Bar squares instead, and I did add a few chocolate chips.
The thing I did find was that my cookies took MUCH longer than the 8-10 minutes to cook. I was baking mine for 15-17 minutes.
And yes, they taste better when warmed!
I’m so glad to hear they were a hit!
I’ve made these multiple times now, and every time people RAVE about them! They are so delicious!
I’m so glad to hear that! Thanks Amanda!
Really want to try this recipe! Though, beginner’s question, do they need to be eaten warm to get the proper caramel gooeyness or could they sit around for a while?
That probably depends a bit on the candies you use. The Milky Ways stay nice even when sitting out.
I found the mixture too soft. Have added about another 1/2 cup of flour but still pretty soft. I’m going to put in the fridge for about 20 minutes to see what happens.
What could I have done wrong?
How do you get them so black? Is it the dark cocoa? I’ve never used the dark. These cookies are so hauntingly beautiful!
Yes, it’s Hershey’s Special Dark Cocoa.
Extremely delicious! I love the gooey center.
I’m so glad you enjoyed the cookies! 🙂
Can you use margarine instead of butter?
Sure!
Is the dough supposed to be chilled before cooking? My cookies turned out flat.
You certainly could chill the dough, but the recipe doesn’t call for it. It’s hard to say why they may have turned out flat. It could be something about measuring the ingredients, or even if they were a little undercooked they could fall as they cool.
Lindsay- I’ve made these several times and they are fantastic! The taste is amazing, I use rolos, which work well in the middle.
I have one question- every time I make them, they flatten out very quickly and end up looking SUPER flat, with the bump in the middle. (Still delicious though!) Is there a trick that you’d recommend to maybe make the cookies not flatten out as much- adding in a little more flour? Baking powder? Chilling the dough?
Thank you!
You could try chilling the dough. I would also check to make sure your baking soda is in date and that they are fully cooked before you take them out. If they are too undercooked that could make them fall.
I just finished baking these! And OMG they turned out so so so delicious! They’re a surprise for my dad and I know he’s going to love them! Thanks for the amazing recipe!
I made these a few weeks ago and they were so easy and absolutely divine!
Hi there,
I’m in Australia and for some bizarre reason I can’t get Simply Caramel Milky Bars here! Is there any subs you could suggest? There are regular milky ways and soft caramels (thought not covered in chocolate as the Milky Way), or just homemade caramel? Hope you can help! Thank you 🙂
I would think soft caramels should ok. Do you have Rolos there? They’d work as well.
What difference does salted butter make?
You will want to have salt in the recipe one way or another for flavor. If you prefer unsalted butter, just add salt separately. Does that answer your question?
Wow! Such a nice blog! So tempted. And I’m not even a sweet tooth!
Yum yum yum! This looks so so good! Anything with caramel in it catches my eye! I love that you paired it with sea salt too! Sounds so good! i am pinning this recipe to try later! Thanks for sharing!
I am so glad you survived the wasp incident and lived to tell about it! Won’t Jessie get stung in her mouth if she does catch it!? I am drooling over these cookies!! I wish I had about 5 right now! Salted caramel and chocolate cookies sound pretty much perfect right now!
I’ve wondered the same about Jessie getting stung, but I don’t know. I’m not sure she’d feel it. If she’s been stung before, it doesn’t seem to stop her.
Do you use half of a full size candy bar, or a fun size? It just seemed like a full size might be a little big but i’m not sure. Thanks!
Yes, it’s the fun size candy bars. I added that note. Thanks Sophie!
So decadent! Bugs are no fun 🙁
NOM NOM NOM. I am LOVING the dark chocolate cookies!
OMG, i want these cookies now
Oh wow, these look so dark, intense and rich!! And that gooey centre, oh my – I need these!
Gosh I HATE bugs but I LOVE THESE!!!
Oh my gosh, these cookies have my name written ALL over them. And that dark cocoa? And that drippy caramel? They look irresistible!!
Oh my gosh – laughed out loud at that story 🙂 I’ve had that happen before and my husband cracks up at my bug “dance”. Way back when my sister and I were collecting for the paper we delivered. It was at night and we thought we were being followed. We ran for our lives. After calming down at home we couldn’t stop laughing because we realized it was our own flip flops! I made 2 of your recipes this past week (No Bake Funfetti Cheesecake and your Chocolate Nutella Cake. Both were big hits. I can’t wait to try these cookies.
I got a bee in my car this weekend too! I am glad I noticed before I started driving or I would have probably killed myself! It seems so early for the bugs to be out in full force already…
We stained out deck yesterday so I can completely relate. I had a huge board bee hanging out with me most of the day.
These cookies sounds delightful. Love how dark they are and all that gooey caramel has me drooling.
You remind me of myself 🙂 Sometimes I think my own hair is a spider crawling on my back!!
Oh yea, I end up thinking something is always crawling on me the rest of the day. 🙂
My husband is terrified of bugs. He thrashes and does very odd dance moves to get away from them all summer long.
Sounds like that fence is a project! These cookies have much better instant gratification!
I don’t blame him at all – they bite! Nobody wants all the itch. 😉
These cookies look soooooo tempting!