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Salted Caramel Chocolate Chunk Cookie Skillet from Baking This Simple. A thick chewy skillet cookie, with layers of gooey salted caramel, and chunks of sweet melted chocolate. Just grab a spoon and dig in! Get the recipe from bakingthissimple.com.
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Salted Caramel Chocolate Chunk Cookie Skillet

A thick chewy skillet cookie, with puddles of salted caramel and chunks of chocolate and a gooey center.
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Total Time1 hour 10 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Salted Caramel Chocolate Chunk Cookie Skillet, Salted Caramel Cookie Skillet
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 245kcal

Equipment

  • 8" Cast Iron Skillet

Ingredients

For the Chocolate Chunks

  • 1/2 Cup Chocolate Chips

For the Caramel

  • 1/4 Cup Sugar
  • 2 Tbsp Butter
  • 2 Tbsp Heavy Cream
  • 1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 1/4 tsp Salt

For the Cookie

  • 1/2 Cup Butter
  • 6 Tbsps White Sugar
  • 6 Tbsps Brown Sugar
  • 1 Egg
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 1 1/2 Cups Flour
  • 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 1/4 Cup Chocolate Chips

Instructions

For the Chocolate Chunks

  • Add the 1/2 cup of chocolate chips to a microwave safe bowl. Microwave them for a minute and a half. Stir until smooth. Line a plate with parchment paper, spoon the melted chocolate onto the plate about a 1/8" thick. Place the melted chocolate into the freezer, to harden, about 15 minutes. While the chocolate is in the freezer, start on the caramel.

For the Caramel

  • Add the sugar to a medium sauce pan, on medium heat, stirring constantly, stir the sugar until it begins to clump together, and then melts, into a golden brown syrup. Once the sugar is completely melted, add in the butter.
  • When the butter is added, the sugar will begin to bubble more, keep stirring until the butter is completely melted. Then add in the heavy cream, the sugar will bubble up even more. Keep stirring until, the bubbles begin to dissipate, then remove it from the heat.
  • Add in the vanilla extract, then stir in the salt. Pour the caramel into a jar, and set aside.

For the Cookie Skillet

  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Using an electric hand mixer, in a mixing bowl, mix together the softened butter, white sugar, and brown sugar, for about a minute, until fluffy.
  • Then mix in the egg, for about another minute. Then add in the vanilla extract and mix for about 30 seconds, until your dough is fluffy.
  • In a separate mixing bowl, stir together the flour, salt, and baking soda.
  • Add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, and mix them together until just combined. Fold in the chocolate chips.

Assembly

  • Break up the chocolate bar into large pieces.
  • Press half of the cookie dough into the 8" cast iron skillet. Make five pockets in the cookie dough and spoon the salted caramel into the pockets. Press some of the chocolate chunks into the cookie dough.
  • Press the the other half of the cookie dough on top of the first layer. Make five pockets in the top layer of cookie dough and spoon in more salted caramel. Cover the salted caramel pockets with cookie dough. Then press more chocolate chunks into the cookie dough.
  • Bake for 33 minutes or until a toothpick can be inserted into the middle of the cookie and comes out clean. Carefully remove the cookie skillet from the oven. Let cool about 10 minutes, then top with ice cream and enjoy!