Soft & Gooey Caramel-Chocolate Chunk Cookies Recipe

If you love thick, indulgent cookies with crisp edges and molten centers, these Bakery-Style Caramel Chocolate Chunk Cookies are about to be your new obsession. Packed with rich chocolate chunks and pockets of chewy caramel, they bake up golden on the outside and irresistibly soft and gooey in the center—exactly the kind of cookie you’d expect from your favorite bakery case.

Caramel-Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Yields: 12 cookies

Ingredients:

• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened

• 3/4 cup granulated sugar

• 1/4 cup dark brown sugar

• 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste

• 1 large egg + 1 large egg yolk

• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• 1 teaspoon baking powder

• 1 teaspoon cornstarch

• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

• 1/4 cup dark chocolate chips

• 50g (about 5–6) soft caramel candies, chopped

Instructions:

1. Chop the chocolate and caramel candies into large chunks and set aside.

2. In a mixing bowl, cream the softened butter with both sugars until light and fluffy.

3. Add the egg, egg yolk, and vanilla. Beat until fully incorporated.

4. Mix in the flour, baking powder, salt, and cornstarch until a dough forms.

5. Fold in the chopped chocolates and caramel pieces.

6. Chill the dough for at least 30 minutes for thicker cookies.

7. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a baking tray with parchment paper.

8. Scoop large dough balls onto the tray.

9. Bake for 10–12 minutes, until the edges are golden, but the centers are still soft.

10. Check the internal temperature with a digital thermometer. Remove at 175–178°F for a gooey center.

11. Let cool on the tray for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.

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Whether you serve them warm with caramel still stretching or cooled just enough to hold their shape, these Bakery-Style Caramel Chocolate Chunk Cookies – Soft & Gooey Center Recipe are pure cookie bliss. Big flavor, bakery texture, and that perfect 175–178°F gooey center—this is the cookie you bake when you want to impress.

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