Food & Cooking Recipes Dessert & Treats Recipes Cookie Recipes Caramel-Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies Be the first to rate & review! By Martha Stewart Martha Stewart Martha Stewart is a bestselling author, entrepreneur, and lifestyle expert who has taught millions of people through generations the joy of entertaining, cooking, gardening, collecting, crafting, and home renovating via her eponymous magazine, Martha Stewart Living, Emmy-winning television shows, and 99 books (and counting). Based in Katonah, N.Y., where she helms her 156-acre Bedford Farm, Martha is America's first self-made female billionaire. Editorial Guidelines Updated on August 4, 2020 Rate PRINT Share Prep Time: 20 mins Total Time: 1 hr Yield: 12 It's hard to improve upon a giant -- and downright delicious -- chocolate chip cookie, but we've found a way: Stuff it with caramel! The secret to this recipe is freezing the balls of dough for just 15 minutes before baking. That way, the center cooks more slowly, and you achieve that blissful balance of melted, gooey interiors and crispy edges. Ingredients 3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour 1 ½ cups packed light-brown sugar ½ cup granulated sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder ¾ teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon kosher salt 2 sticks cold unsalted butter, cut into ½-inch pieces 12 ounces semisweet chocolate chips (1 whole bag) 2 large eggs, room temperature 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 24 caramels, such as Kraft, halved Directions Preheat oven to 375 degrees, with racks in top and middle. In the bowl of a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together flour, both sugars, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add butter; beat on medium speed until combined but some pea-size butter chunks remain. Add chocolate chips and beat until combined, then beat in eggs, one at a time, and vanilla. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment. Scoop dough into 4-ounce balls (each about 1/3 cup); make a deep, wide hollow in each center. Enclose 3 pieces of caramel in each; roll back into a ball. Place 6 balls on each sheet. Freeze 15 minutes. Bake, with one sheet on each rack, 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees, swap sheet positions, and bake until centers are almost but not completely set (press gently on tops with your fingers to check), 7 to 10 minutes more. Remove from oven. Bang sheets on a counter a few times to create cracks in tops of cookies. Place sheets on a wire rack; let cool completely. Cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature up to 3 days. Armando Rafael Variations You can replace the caramels with chocolate ones, or even marshmallows (use four minis, or cut a big one into pieces). Originally appeared: Martha Stewart Living, September 2017 Rate It PRINT