Chocolate and Caramel Cookies

I wanted to make a special treat for my Mother in Law so knowing how much she loves a caramel and chocolate combination I decided a chocolate caramel cookie was in order. I had found some Kraft Caramel bits at Aldi around Christmas and I thought this would be the ideal recipe to use them in.I created this chocolate cookie recipe a few years back and make it whenever I need an easy recipe. I decided to use it as a base, along with the Caramel bits in order to create a new, very yummy cookie. White you certainly do not have to include chocolate chips in this recipe I suggest you do so. It gives the cookies more substance than just using caramel. I would also suggest using white chocolate chips instead, I just didn’t have any of those on hand when I was making these.[amd-yrecipe-recipe:173]

Double Chocolate Chip Cookies

These cookies were a creation of mine several years ago. I wanted a chocolate chip cookie that was also completely chocolate. However, anytime I made double chocolate recipes they always turned out like cookie mounds rather than actual cookies. I then decided to take several different cookie recipes and combine what I loved from each one. The resulting cookies are perfect chocolate chip cookies that have a fantastic chocolaty base.You can use any type of chocolate chips you prefer. I simply enjoy the traditional semi-sweet chocolate chips in this recipe. If you wanted to spice it up you could substitute a milk chocolate or white chocolate chip instead. This would cut back on the “darkness” of these cookies. If you substitute a sweeter chip though you will want to add less so they don’t overpower the other flavors.You may decide you’d like to skip the refrigeration step, however, this is a bad idea. When you refrigerate the cookies you end up getting a better finished product. The cookies spread better and they are chewier. While this step does take time it is key to getting the best possible cookie you can.[amd-yrecipe-recipe:69]