My comfort food is soft, chewy homemade cookies. And in very stressful times of my life, I tend to eat a lot of them. These Salted Caramel Peanut & Chocolate Chip Cookies are the perfect salty, sweet and chocolate cookie sure to cure any of life’s cravings.
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These cookies may look like any other cookie, but trust me they aren’t. Chewy in the middle, firm on the outside are the familiar textures of a great chocolate chip cookie, but what makes these cookies different is the addition of sea salt and Salted Caramel Peanuts!
When I saw the can of the Planter’s Salted Caramel Peanuts on the shelf at the commissary, I knew they’d be the perfect addition to a chocolate chip cookie. They add a delicious amount of salty sweetness and a bit of a crunch that turn these cookies up a notch.
Seriously, these Salted Caramel Peanut & Chocolate Chip Cookies are OUT OF THIS WORLD delicious.
I’ve made 4 dozen of them…. twice in the last month. Yeah, we needed that many and yeah, they’re that good.
Try them, you don’t be disappointed!
Happy Baking!
Salted Caramel Peanut & Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1/2 cup dark brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup chopped Planters Salted Caramel Peanuts
- sea salt
Instructions
- In the bowl of your stand mixer, cream together the butter and sugars until fluffy.
- Add the egg and vanilla and beat on high for 2 minutes. Make sure to scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl to ensure everything has been incorporated.
- In another bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda and salt then add this to the butter/sugar mixture. Mix on medium speed until incorporated.
- Add the nuts and chocolate chips and mix on low until combined.
- Chill in the freezer for 90 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 375 F degrees and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Scoop 1" balls of dough onto the baking sheet leaving 1 1/2" between each. Sprinkle a small amount of sea salt onto the top of each ball.
- Bake 8 minutes or until golden brown. DO NOT OVER BAKE.
- Allow to cool on the sheet for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
Denise
Tuesday 2nd of December 2014
I found those peanuts at Walmart I'm glad I found your site. I love sea salt and caramel yummy
Kayle (The Cooking Actress)
Saturday 25th of October 2014
omigosh these are like-everything. I want to gobble up 10 of them!!
Betsy Eves
Saturday 25th of October 2014
Oohh... you know I did! 10... at least! hehe
Jocelyn @BruCrew Life
Friday 24th of October 2014
Those salted caramel peanuts are so addicting...I might have polished off a container all by myself. And in cookies...heaven help me!!! Those cookies sound amazing!
Catalina @ Shades of Pink
Thursday 23rd of October 2014
Love the peanuts in these cookies, great idea, for more texture and flavor!
Becca @ Crumbs and Chaos
Thursday 23rd of October 2014
I have some of those peanuts in my pantry...what a delicious way to use them!!