Salted Caramel Browned Butter Cookies
 
 
These Salted Caramel Browned Butter Cookies are a great balance of sweet and salty. The chewy caramel bits are the perfect complement to the moist-on-the-inside crisp-on-the-outside cookies!
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Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 3 dozen
Ingredients
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • ¾ cup packed light brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • 3 tbsp vanilla instant pudding mix
  • ¾ cup quick-cooking oats
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1½ cups caramel bits
  • Coarse sea salt, for topping
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Place butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Heat, stirring constantly, until deep golden brown. Remove from heat and let cool 5 minutes.
  3. Place browned butter and little bits from the pan into the bowl of a stand mixer.
  4. Add the sugar and brown sugar.
  5. Beat to combine, then add eggs and vanilla and continue beating.
  6. Add flour, pudding mix, quick-cooking oats, baking soda, and salt. Mix until everything is combined.
  7. Add caramel bits and mix until just combined.
  8. Scoop tablespoons of dough onto baking sheets lined with parchment paper or silicone mats, about 1 inch apart.
  9. Sprinkle tops of each with sea salt.
  10. Bake 10 minutes, until baked through.
  11. Remove and let cool on baking sheet for 10 minutes before transferring to cooling rack.
Recipe by Flying on Jess Fuel at https://www.jessfuel.com/salted-caramel-browned-butter-cookies/