The Easiest Halloween Chocolate Chip Cookie (with caramel filling!)
Need a last-minute Halloween cookie hack? These Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies are so easy, soft, and taste like gourmet. 🎃👻 I take them to Halloween parties and they get rave reviews!
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Ingredients
- 30-ounce tube Nestle chocolate chip cookie dough
- 3.4 oz box vanilla instant pudding mix
- ½ teaspoon coarse sea salt
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Bag of Werther’s soft caramels make sure they’re the SOFT variety!
- Halloween M&Ms
- Candy eyes
- extra sea salt sprinkle optional
Instructions
- Mix cookie dough, pudding mix, sea salt, and vanilla extract until well combined (you’ll probably need to use your hands!).
- Use a 1.5 oz cookie scoop to form balls and place them on a parchment-lined tray.
- Unwrap and fold each caramel in half, then place it in the center of each cookie ball. Roll the dough so the caramel is fully covered.
- Top with Halloween M&Ms and two candy eyes.
- Freeze about 10 minutes or refrigerate 30 minutes, until the cookie dough balls are cold and slightly firm.
- Bake at 325°F in a preheated oven for 15-18 minutes. Avoid overbaking; the bottoms should be just slightly golden. They’ll continue baking on the tray! Sprinkle each cookie with additional coarse sea salt, if desired.