No-Bake Chocolate Chip Salted Caramel Cookies

Excellent pick — the chocolate chip version takes these no-bake cookies from delicious to decadent! 🍫✨
Here’s how to make them perfectly fudgy, rich, and a little gooey from the caramel.

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🍪 No-Bake Chocolate Chip Salted Caramel Cookies

Ingredients

• ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
• 1 ½ cups granulated sugar (or 1 cup sugar + ½ cup brown sugar)
• ½ cup milk
• ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ⅓ cup caramel sauce (thick, not runny)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 cups quick oats
• ¾ cup semi-sweet or milk chocolate chips
• Finishing touch: flaky sea salt for sprinkling

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Instructions

1. Prepare your tray:
   Line a baking sheet with parchment or wax paper.

2. Make the chocolate base:
   In a medium saucepan, combine the butter, sugar, milk, cocoa, and salt.
   Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly.
   Once boiling, let it bubble for 1½ to 2 minutes (this helps it set properly).
   Remove from heat.

3. Add caramel and vanilla:
   Stir in caramel sauce and vanilla extract until smooth and glossy.

4. Add oats:
   Stir in the oats until well combined. The mixture should be thick and slightly sticky.

5. Cool slightly before adding chips:
   Let the mixture rest for 3–5 minutes so it’s warm but not hot — you don’t want the chocolate chips to fully melt.

6. Fold in chocolate chips:
   Stir them in gently so some melt into ribbons of chocolate and some stay intact.

7. Form cookies:
   Drop spoonfuls onto the prepared tray. Flatten a little if you prefer.
   Sprinkle a tiny bit of flaky sea salt on top of each cookie.

8. Set:
   Let them cool at room temperature for 30–45 minutes (or chill for 20 minutes in the fridge).

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Storage

• Store in an airtight container at room temp for up to 5 days or in the fridge for a week.
• For longer storage, freeze up to 3 months — just layer with parchment between cookies.

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