Best Salted Chocolate Cookies Recipes

SALTED CARAMEL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F; position racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda and fine salt together in a bowl.
• With an electric mixer, beat the brown sugar, granulated sugar and butter together in a large bowl until light and fluffy, 3 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the vanilla extract and beat to combine. Add the flour mixture and beat until just incorporated. Stir in the chocolate chips and caramel bits.
• Scoop heaping tablespoons of the dough onto the baking sheets, leaving about 2 inches of space between the cookies (you will have cookie dough left over). Sprinkle each cookie with a pinch of sea salt.
• Bake the cookies until golden brown, rotating the position of the baking sheets halfway through, 13 minutes. Transfer the cookies to a rack to cool. Meanwhile, cool the baking sheets and repeat with the remaining cookie dough.

SALTED CHOCOLATE CHUNK SHORTBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• Line two rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper. Using a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or an electric hand mixer, beat the butter, both sugars and vanilla on medium-high till it's super light and fluffy (3 to 5 minutes for a stand mixer; 6 to 8 for a hand mixer). Using a spatula, scrape down the sides of the bowl and, with the mixer on low, slowly add the flour, followed by the chocolate chunks, and mix just to blend. If necessary, knead the dough with your hands to make sure the flour is totally incorporated. At this point, the dough should be smooth and feel like Play-Doh with no pockets of flour.
• Divide the dough in half, placing each half on a large piece of plastic wrap. Fold the plastic over so that it covers the dough to protect your hands from getting all sticky. Using your hands, form the dough into a log shape; rolling it on the counter will help you smooth it out, but don't worry about getting it totally perfect. (Don't be afraid to make them compact. Shortbread is supposed to be dense. That's part of why it's so good.) You can also do this using parchment paper, if you prefer, but plastic wrap is easier when it comes to shaping the log. Each half should form a 6-inch log, 2 to 2¼ inches in diameter. Chill until totally firm, about 2 hours.
• Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Brush the outside of the logs with the beaten egg and roll them in the demerara sugar (this is for those really delicious, crisp edges).
• Using a serrated knife, carefully slice each log into ½-inch-thick rounds (if you hit a chocolate chunk, slowly saw back and forth through the chocolate). If the cookies break or fall apart, just press them back together - the dough is very forgiving. Place them on the prepared baking sheets about 1 inch apart (they won't spread much). Sprinkle with flaky salt. Bake until the edges are just beginning to brown, 12 to 15 minutes. Let cool slightly before eating them all.

CHOCOLATE SALTED CARAMEL COOKIES

Steps:

• Beat butter in a bowl with an electric mixer until creamy. Beat in 1 cup white sugar and brown sugar gradually. Beat in eggs and vanilla extract.
• Combine flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and 1/8 teaspoon salt in a separate bowl. Add to the butter mixture gradually, beating well. Cover dough and chill for 20 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Press a small amount of dough around each caramel-filled candy. Roll into balls. Pour 2 tablespoons white sugar into a small bowl. Dip the top of each ball into the sugar. Place 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets. Sprinkle each cookie with some of the coarse salt.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges are set, about 8 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheets. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.

SALTED CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper and spray with cooking spray.
• Combine flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon sea salt in a bowl.
• Place butter in a saucepan over low heat and cook until melted, 3 to 5 minutes. Add chocolate chips and stir until completely melted. Remove from the heat.
• Combine brown sugar, white sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract in a bowl and beat with an electric mixer until creamy. Pour a small amount of the chocolate mixture into the egg mixture and stir until well combined. Slowly add remaining chocolate mixture, stirring constantly so the eggs don't curdle. Fold in the flour mixture until just combined. Do not overmix.
• Drop 6 large scoops of batter about 2 inches apart onto each of the prepared baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cookies have spread and flattened to a diameter of 4 1/2 inches or larger, and the tops are crinkled and puffed, 12 to 14 minutes. Immediately sprinkle with sea salt.
• Place baking sheets on a wire rack and cool for 18 to 20 minutes. Remove cookies with a spatula onto serving platter.

SALTED CARAMEL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES FROM PILLSBURY®

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F. In large bowl, break up cookie dough. Stir or knead in flour until well blended. Shape tablespoonfuls of dough into balls; roll in pecans, pressing into dough. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake 12 to 16 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Using handle of wooden spoon, make indentation in center of each cookie. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in microwavable bowl, microwave caramels and half-and-half uncovered on High 1 to 2 minutes, stirring once, until caramels are melted. Spoon about 1 teaspoon caramel into indentation of each cookie. Cool 15 minutes.
• Drizzle with melted chocolate; sprinkle with salt. Let stand about 15 minutes or until chocolate is set.

SALTED-BUTTER OATMEAL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Whisk all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl.
• Using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar in a large bowl until light and fluffy, 3-4 minutes. Add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition to incorporate before adding the next. Reduce mixer speed to low and gradually add dry ingredients, beating until just incorporated. Add oats and vanilla and beat just to combine. Fold in chocolate with a spatula.
• Turn dough out onto a work surface and flatten to a disk. Freeze 15-20 minutes to prevent dough from spreading too much as it bakes, or ideally chill 24-36 hours.
• Meanwhile, place racks in upper and lower thirds of oven; preheat to 350°F. Line 2 rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Drop 1/4 cupfuls of dough onto prepared sheets. Bake cookies, rotating sheets front to back and top to bottom halfway through, until just golden brown around the edges, 12-15 minutes (cookies will firm up as they cool). Let cookies cool on baking sheets 5 minutes, then transfer to wire racks and let cool completely. Let baking sheet cool completely before lining with fresh parchment and spooning on dough for third batch.
• Do Ahead: Dough can be made 3 months ahead. Wrap tightly with plastic and freeze. Cookies can be made 1 day ahead. Store in an airtight container at room temperature, or freeze up to 3 months.

CHOCOLATE-SALTED CARAMEL BLOSSOM COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, mix cookie mix, butter and egg with spoon until soft dough forms. Shape into 42 (1 1/4-inch) balls. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light golden brown. Remove from oven; press 1 Rolos™ chocolate in center of each cookie. Return to oven 1 minute. Remove from oven; immediately place 1 Hershey's™ Kiss on top of Rolo™. Press down slightly. Remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool 30 minutes.
• In small microwavable bowl, heat caramels and whipping cream uncovered on High 30 to 60 seconds, stirring once, until caramels are melted. Stir in sea salt. Drizzle over cookies. Sprinkle with additional sea salt, if desired. Let stand about 2 hours or until set.

SALTED CARAMEL WHITE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. 12.2019 NOTE: I found some Caramel Chips this year and used them and they do not stick like the bits do, so if you use those instead no need so the paper cups, I just used my silpats and they can right up like any other cookie.
• 2. NOTE: It is advisable to have several cupcake tins to work with, these must cool about 10-15 min before removing from tin. BEFORE YOU BEGIN: Cut out the bottom of the muffin paper liners leaving a slight edge up the side. Place them in your cupcake tin. I highly suggest you use ONLY white parchment paper line liners, Wilton makes them and I have found other brands. For some reason the colored cupcake papers will stick to the cookies. Another alternative that I did not have when I first started making these is to use Silpats, you can eliminate the muffin tins and liners and bake on a cookie sheet with silpat instead.
• 3. Mix together butter, sugars, baking soda and salt till well combined. Add vanilla and egg and mix for 1 min. on med speed. Add flour a little at a time and mix on low, scraping sides of bowl as you go. If dough seems a little too dry just add a few drops of water to dough and mix.
• 4. Once well combined I found that if I change from my ladle to my my dough hook it works better. Add both chips and pecans in by sprinkling them all around your mixing bowl. Turn mixer on lowest speed and mix together for about 30 sec. Scrap sides and repeat.
• 5. Scoop dough out with a Tablespoon scoop and place on liners in cupcake tin or on silpat lined cookie sheet.
• 6. Bake 375° for 9-10 minutes. (Baking time may vary from oven to oven). Remove from oven and immediately sprinkle a little coarse sea salt on top and VERY GENTLY place your fingers on top of the salt to make sure it adheres to the cookie, otherwise the salt tends to fall off when removing the cookie from the liner. IMPORTANT: Leave cookies in cupcake tin for at least 10 min, cookie should be cool when removing from tin. Leave cookie in liner for another 10-15 min then gently remove liner.

SALTED CARAMEL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Whisk flour, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl.
• Beat brown sugar, butter, and white sugar together in a bowl using an electric mixer until creamy. Beat eggs, 1 at a time, into butter mixture until blended; beat in vanilla extract. Stir flour mixture into butter mixture until dough is just combined; fold in chocolate chips.
• Divide dough into thirty six 2 tablespoon-size balls; arrange on a baking sheet. Press 3 caramel pieces into each dough ball.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden brown, 13 to 15 minutes. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool.

SALTED CARAMEL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES FROM REYNOLDS® PARCHMENT PAPER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with Reynolds® Parchment Paper and set aside.
• Whisk together flour, kosher salt, baking powder and baking soda; set aside. Mix butter, light brown sugar and granulated sugar together with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
• Beat in eggs, one at a time. Add vanilla and beat. Slowly add flour mixture, mixing gently until incorporated. Fold in caramel filled chocolate candies and chocolate chips.
• Roll 2 tablespoons of dough into a ball, covering any candies with dough so they are not exposed.
• Place dough balls on parchment lined baking sheets. Bake cookies for 10-12 minutes. Cool cookies on baking sheet for 5 minutes and transfer parchment paper with cookies onto wire racks to cool completely.
• Drizzle cooled cookies with melted chocolate and sprinkle with sea salt. Chill cookies until chocolate sets.

BAKER'S SALTED CARAMEL-MILK CHOCOLATE CHUNK COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Combine flour and baking soda. Beat butter and sugars in large bowl with mixer until light and fluffy. Blend in eggs and vanilla. Gradually add dry ingredients, mixing well after each addition. Stir in chocolate chunks.
• Shape dough into 24 balls. Insert caramel piece into center of each ball, completely enclosing caramel piece with dough; re-roll dough into ball if necessary. Place, 2 inches apart, on baking sheets sprayed with cooking spray; sprinkle with salt.
• Bake 11 to 12 min. or until lightly browned. Cool on baking sheets 2 min. Remove to wire racks; cool slightly. Serve warm.

SALTED CHOCOLATE CHUNK COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Add the vanilla, then the eggs, one at a time, and mix well. Sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt and, with the mixer on low speed, slowly add to the butter mixture, mixing only until combined. Fold in the walnuts and chocolate chunks.
• Drop the dough on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, using a 1 3/4-inch-diameter ice cream scoop or a rounded tablespoon. Dampen your hands and flatten the dough slightly. Bake for exactly 15 minutes (the cookies will seem underdone). Remove from the oven, sprinkle with flaked sea salt, and allow to cool slightly on the pan, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

SALTED PEANUT BUTTER-PRETZEL-CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES - CC RECIPE

Steps:

• 1. Combine flour, oats, baking soda, and salt in bowl. Using stand mixer fitted with paddle, beat butter and sugar on medium speed until smooth, about 1 minute. Add peanut butter, egg, and vanilla and mix until fully incorporated, about 30 seconds, scraping down bowl as needed. 2. Reduce speed to low and slowly add flour mixture; continue to mix until just combined. Add chocolate chips and pretzels and mix until just incorporated. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour. 3. Adjust oven racks to upper-middle and lower-middle positions and heat oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Working with 2 tablespoons chilled dough at a time, roll into 1 1/2-inch balls and space them evenly on prepared sheets, 12 per sheet. Press each ball to 3/4-inch thickness using bottom of greased dry measuring cup. 4. Bake until puffed and cracks just form on top, 11 to 13 minutes, switching and rotating sheets halfway through baking. Let cookies cool on sheets for 5 minutes. Sprinkle cookies with sea salt, then transfer to wire rack. Let cookies cool completely before serving.

SALTED DOUBLE DARK CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment or in a large bowl with a hand mixer, beat together the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar on medium speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs one by one until completely blended in, and then the vanilla.
• In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and kosher salt.
• Add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture and beat on low (or stir by hand) until the ingredients are incorporated. Add the chocolate chips. The batter will be very thick.
• Scoop the cookies in approximately 2-tablespoon increments onto an ungreased non-stick cookie sheet or cookie sheet lined with silpat. I recommend a cookie scoop for this step - makes life so much easier.
• Bake for about 7 minutes, until the cookies seem set but might still appear underdone (key to a soft, moist cookie). Remove from oven and let sit on baking sheet for about 5 minutes, then move to a wire rack to cool completely.

CHEWY SALTED CARAMEL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Sift flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt together. Set aside.
• Beat butter, sugar, brown sugar until smooth. Add egg, egg yolk, and vanilla and beat until mixed well. With spatula, fold in flour mixture. Add chocolate morsels and nuts if using.
• Form dough into scant 1/4 cup balls and imbed 4 pieces of caramel into each ball. Place on greased cookie sheets well spaced. Bake 17 to 20 minutes turning pan once for even baking.

SALTED CARAMEL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line two sheet trays with parchment paper.
• Cut 6 caramels into 4 pieces each with a sharp paring knife.
• Slice the cookie dough log into 12 equal portions. Flatten one piece of cookie dough into a small disk. Place one caramel into the center of one piece of cookie dough. Top with another piece of cookie dough and form into a ball completely covering the caramel. Repeat with remaining cookie dough and caramel candies.
• Evenly space the dough rounds onto the parchment lined sheet tray leaving at least 2" of space in between. Top each with 4 small pieces of caramel Bake for about 14 minutes. Remove from oven, sprinkle generously with sea salt. Let cool on sheet pan for about 3 minutes before serving warm.

SALTED DARK CHOCOLATE AND EARL GREY BUTTERMILK COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. In a pan, melt the butter along with the tea bags. Once melted, cook over medium for 5 minutes, stirring frequently. The butter should be bubbling by the end. 2. Pour butter and tea bags into a heatproof bowl, cover, and let sit for 10-30 minutes (depending on how strong you want the flavor to be). Remove tea bags, squeeze out, and chill butter until it's solid but soft, about 1 hour, before proceeding. 3. In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add cocoa and salt and combine, scraping down the bowl as needed. 4. Add half the flour to the bowl with the mixer on low, then add half the buttermilk. Repeat with the rest. Using a spatula, fold in chocolate chunks. Place dough in the middle of a sheet of wax paper or plastic wrap and form into a disc. Chill for at least 1 hour. 5. Preheat oven to 350°. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a Silpat. Using lightly floured hands, roll out tablespoon-size balls of dough and place them about an inch or so apart on the baking sheet, pressing lightly to flatten. 6. Bake cookies for 12-15 minutes. Let cool for a few minutes, then carefully move to a wire rack. Cookies should be slightly crisp on the outside and fudgy in the middle when cool. 7. Dust lightly with powdered sugar and serve with big glasses of milk.

SALTED CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Sift flours, baking soda, baking powder and salt into a bowl. Set aside.
• Using a mixer fitted with a paddle attatchment, cream butter and sugars together until light and fluffy, 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Stir in vanilla. Reduce speed to low, add dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Check to make sure there is no flour remaining in the bottom of the bowl. Gently incorperate chocolate chips. Press plastic wrap against dough and chill 24-36 hours, up to 72 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Use a non-stick baking sheet or line a sheet with parchment paper.
• Scoop 2 ounce mounds of dough onto the baking sheet about 2 inches apart. Sprinkle lightly with salt. Bake until golden brown but still soft, 18-20 minutes. Let cookies rest 5 minutes then remove to a wire rack. Repeat with remaining dough or, reserve dough for baking batches the next day.
• Serve warm with lots of milk and napkins.

SALTED CHOCOLATE CHUNK SHORTBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• Line two rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper. Using a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or an electric hand mixer, beat the butter, both sugars, and vanilla on medium-high till it's super light and fluffy (3 to 5 minutes for a stand mixer; 6 to 8 for a hand mixer). Using a spatula, scrape down the sides of the bowl and, with the mixer on low, slowly add the flour, followed by the chocolate chunks, and mix just to blend. If necessary, knead the dough with your hands to make sure the flour is totally incorporated. At this point, the dough should be smooth and feel like Play-Doh with no pockets of flour.
• Divide the dough in half, placing each half on a large piece of plastic wrap. Fold the plastic over so that it covers the dough to protect your hands from getting all sticky. Using your hands, form the dough into a log shape; rolling it on the counter will help you smooth it out, but don't worry about getting it totally perfect. (Don't be afraid to make them compact. Shortbread is supposed to be dense. That's part of why it's so good.) You can also do this using parchment paper, if you prefer, but plastic wrap is easier when it comes to shaping the log. Each half should form a 6-inch log, 2 to 2¼-inches in diameter. Chill until totally firm, about 2 hours.
• Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Brush the outside of the logs with the beaten egg and roll them in the demerara sugar (this is for those really delicious, crisp edges).
• Using a serrated knife, carefully slice each log into ½-inch-thick rounds (if you hit a chocolate chunk, slowly saw back and forth through the chocolate). If the cookies break or fall apart, just press them back together - the dough is very forgiving. Place them on the prepared baking sheets about 1 inch apart (they won't spread much). Sprinkle with flaky salt. Bake until the edges are just beginning to brown, 12 to 15 minutes. Let cool slightly before eating them all.

SALTED CHOCOLATE-RYE AND PECAN COOKIES

Steps:

• Place a saucepan filled with 1" of water over medium heat, bring to a simmer. Set a heatproof bowl on top of the saucepan, bottom of the bowl not touching the water. Combine the the chocolate and butter in the bowl, stirring occasionally. Cook until melted. Remove from the heat and let cool slightly. Whisk together the rye flour, baking powder and salt in a small bowl. Place the eggs in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment. Beat on medium-high speed, adding the sugar a little bit at a time, until all the sugar is incorporated. Increase the speed to high; beat until the eggs have nearly tripled in volume, about 6 minutes. Stop to scrape down the bowl. Reduce the mixer speed to low; add the cooled chocolate-butter mixture and the vanilla extract. Beat until well incorporated. Stop to scrape down the sides of the bowl. Add in the flour mixture; beat on low speed just until combined. Fold in the pecans by hand. At this point the dough will be soft and loose, which is normal; it will firm up as it chills. Cover and refrigerate dough until it just firm to the touch, about 1 hour. (The longer you chill the dough the harder it is to scoop; if it is too firm to scoop, let it rest at room temperature until it is easier.) Position oven racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven; preheat to 350 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Scoop the dough using a #40 disher or a heaping tablespoon onto the baking sheets, shaping the balls of dough into rounds if necessary and spacing them 2 inches apart. Top each mound of dough with a few flakes of sea salt, pressing gently so it adheres. Bake until the cookies have puffed up and have a smooth bottom and rounded, slightly cracking top, 12 to 14 minutes, rotating the sheets from front to back and top to bottom halfway through. Remove and let cool slightly (the cookies may flatten a bit) on the sheets, then transfer to a wire rack and let cool complet