Salted caramel is a hot trend right now. These cookies bring together classic chocolate chip and trendy salted caramel for a treat that blends the best of both worlds. Check out the recipe:

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon coarse salt
• 1 3/4 cups brown sugar
• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups white chocolate chips
• 18 unwrapped caramel candies (such as Werther’s) each cut into 6 pieces.

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
2. Whisk flour, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl
3. Beat brown sugar, white sugar, and butter together in a bowl, using an electric mixer until creamy. Beat eggs, 1 at a time into butter mixture until blended. Beat in vanilla extract
4. Stir flour mixture into butter mixture until dough is just combined. Fold in chocolate chips
5. divide dough into multiple two-tablespoon size balls. Arrange on a baking sheet. Press 3 caramel pieces into each dough ball
6. Bake until edges are golden brown, 13-15 minutes. Transfer cookies to a wire wrack to cool.