Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate Cookies Original Recipe by Becca Goldring

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Ingredients

• 1 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp sea salt
• 4 tbsp (2oz or 2 1oz packets) hot chocolate mix
• 1/2 cup butter (1stick), softened
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2/3 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg + 1 egg yolk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• Rolo Candies
• Sea salt for sprinkling

Preparation

Step 1

1. In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, sea salt, and hot chocolate mix.
2. In another larger bowl, beat butter and sugars with a hand-mixer until very fluffy.
3. Add eggs and egg-yolk, one at a time, and then mix in the vanilla extract.
4. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients in three parts, stir until combined.
5. Allow dough to chill in refrigerator at least one hour (for best results chill overnight)
6. When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350◦F
7. Form cookie dough in a ball around a Rolo candy.
8. Place each ball on baking sheet at least 2” apart
9. Slightly flatten cookies with palm and sprinkle with sea salt (to taste)
10. Bake for 10-12 minutes until tops are just firm to the touch
11. Let cool 3-4 minutes on a baking sheet before transferring to a wire rack