A delightful balance of sweet and salty that’s ideal for Christmas baking.
| Prep Time: | 25 mins |
| Cook Time: | 8 mins |
| Additional Time: | 25 mins |
| Total Time: | 58 mins |
| Servings: | 48 |
| Yield: | 48 cookies |
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 48 chocolate-covered caramel candies (such as Hershey’s® Kisses®)
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- 1 tablespoon coarse salt
Instructions
- 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.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 112 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 17 g |
| Cholesterol | 18 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 1 g |
| Saturated Fat | 3 g |
| Sodium | 190 mg |
| Sugars | 11 g |
| Fat | 5 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I’m no expert baker but they turned out great & taste delicious!! I must have made mine bigger than they’re supposed to be because I only got a yield of 24 but the recipe said it yields 48. Oops
These are the best cookies I have ever made. I used gluten free flour and they turned out amazing. I have made them 3 times now. My go too!!
Love it! Made for the first time yesterday and shared with three people — each of whom said “Best cookie I ever ate”.