Salted Caramel White Chocolate Chip Cookies
White chocolate chip cookies made with salted caramel sauce, caramel chips, and white chocolate chips. These cookies are seriously next level!

Ok here’s the deal. I’ve made my fair share of cookie recipes in my day and I’m not the biggest fan of white chocolate. But let me tell you… these salted caramel white chocolate chip cookies are the best cookie I’ve ever made!
I know, I know, that’s crazy to say…but the amount of vanilla-y, buttery, salty-sweet flavors that come out of this cookie will make your head explode. They’re SO good!
I cannot wait for you to make them!
Ingredients You’ll Need
- Unsalted butter. Always use unsalted butter as it gives you complete control over the flavor of a recipe.
- Brown sugar and granulated sugar. Sugar is what keeps cookies soft in general plus when you add more brown sugar than granulated sugar, the cookies will result in an even chewier texture with a caramel-like taste because of the molasses.
- Egg. This acts as a binder that binds all the ingredients together.
- Salted caramel sauce. The secret ingredient! I swear adding caramel sauce gave these white chocolate chip cookies the perfect salty-sweet flavor.
- Vanilla extract and salt. The best flavor enhancers.
- All-purpose flour. The most versatile flour that gives these cookies structure. Be careful not to overmix the dough as it may result in pancake-like cookies.
- Baking soda. This acts as the leavener helping these cookies rise a bit without letting them spread too thin.
- White chocolate chips and caramel chips. The best vanilla, nutty, salty, sweet flavors!
How To Make Salted Caramel Sauce
You can buy the salted caramel from the grocery store or click here. But if you’re like to make it at home, here’s how to make the salted caramel sauce. I promise it’s super easy to make!
In a saucepan, heat sugar over medium heat, stirring constantly, with a rubber spatula, until it turns amber-colored. Slowly and carefully drizzle in the heavy cream while stirring. Careful as it may splatter. Allow the mixture to boil for 1 minute. Remove from heat and add flaky salt. Let it slightly cool before using. That’s it!
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How To Make Salted Caramel White Chocolate Chip Cookies From Scratch
- Preheat the oven. You always want to preheat the oven about 20 minutes before baking cookies. You can check your oven temperature with an oven thermometer to make sure it is properly heating up.
- Make the cookie dough batter. In a bowl or stand mixer, cream the butter and sugars together until smooth. Add egg, salted caramel sauce, and vanilla. Mix until well combined. Add flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix until just combined. Careful NOT to over mix or you may end up with flat cookies. Fold in white chocolate chips and salted caramel chips.
- Form the cookie dough balls. Using a medium cookie scoop, form cookie doughs into balls (~1 1/2 tablespoons size). Place the cookie dough balls on a baking sheet and freeze the dough balls for 20 minutes.
- Bake these white chocolate chip cookies! Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and place dough balls on the baking sheet. Bake for 10-11 minutes until the edges are golden brown. Remove from oven and sprinkle with flaky sea salt. It’s ok if they are a little undercooked, they will continue to bake as they cool. Cool for 5 minutes before serving.
Tips for the best white chocolate chip cookies
- Follow directions to a T. First, make sure to follow the recipe exactly as it is stated below. Baking is not like cooking; any minimal change may alter the final result.
- Don’t over mix. Make sure you DO NOT over mix the wet and dry ingredients. It’ll let air into the batter and make the cookies go flat.
- Baking soda only! Make sure you’re using baking soda, not baking powder. Huge difference. If you use baking powder, you may end up with rock hard cookies.
- Just chill man. Yes, chilling the cookies in the fridge for at least 20 minutes is annoying but I guarantee the longer you chill the dough, the better the flavor will be.
- Underbake them. To keep these cookies soft, make sure you bake them for no more than 11 minutes. You want them to be slightly underbaked. They will continue to cook as they cool anyway however it does help them stay softer for a longer time.
- Let them cool. Once you take them out of the oven, let them cool completely before serving. Place them in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week. When you’re ready to eat, just pop one in the microwave for 10 seconds.
How To Store these Cookies
Once the cookies have cooled completely, transfer them to an airtight container to retain their chewy texture. They will stay fresh for 1 week at room temperature. You can also freeze them for up to 3 months.
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Salted Caramel White Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup salted caramel sauce, storebought or use recipe below
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- Pinch of salt
- 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup caramel chips
- Flaky sea salt for garnish
Salted Caramel Sauce
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 teaspoon flaky sea salt
Instructions
- If you're making homemade salted caramel sauce, heat sugar over medium heat in a saucepan, stirring constantly, with a rubber spatula, until it turns amber-colored. Slowly and carefully drizzle in the heavy cream while stirring. Careful as it may splatter. Allow the mixture to boil for 1 minute. Remove from heat and add flaky salt. Let it slightly cool before using in the recipe.
- Preheat oven to 350ºF. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a bowl or stand mixer, cream the butter and sugars together until smooth. Add egg, salted caramel sauce, and vanilla. Mix until well combined.
- Add flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix until just combined. Careful NOT to over mix or you may end up with flat cookies. Fold in white chocolate chips and salted caramel chips.
- Using a medium cookie scoop, form cookie doughs into balls (1 1/2 tablespoons size). Place the cookie dough balls on a baking sheet and freeze the dough balls for 20 minutes.
- Bake for about 10-11 minutes. Remove from oven, sprinkle with flaky sea salt. Enjoy!
Subbed with gluten free 1:1 and it turned out great! Entire batch gone in one day! I also left out the caramel chips. Perfection.
Happy you loved it, Sara! :)
How much butter to put in the caramel sauce when mixing with the heavy whipping cream into melted sugar?
Hi! The butter is for the cookie batter, not the caramel sauce
These cookies are amazing! My family loved them. I followed the recipe exactly as stated. Simple to make. This is definitely a keeper!
That makes me so happy, Lorena! So glad you enjoyed them!