Caramel Chewy Cookies

I made these in the fall (Hence the fall coloured smarties) and made them a week later I think… then again at Christmas. They are too good.

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 cup packed light-brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup caramels, approx. 20 halved (I used Kraft, because those are the real deal)
• 3/4 small button-shaped chocolate candies (I used Smarties)

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, salt, and baking soda. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugars on high until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in eggs, scraping down bowl as needed. With mixer on low, beat in flour mixture in three additions until combined. Beat in vanilla. Fold in caramels.
2. Using a 1/3 cup scoop, drop dough, 2 inches apart, on parchment-lined baking sheets (SIDE NOTE: accidentally used wax one day… don’t know what I was thinking but the end result wasn’t pretty). Bake 8 minutes. Remove from oven; immediately press candies onto cookies, then rotate sheets and bake until golden around edges and set in centres, about 8 minutes. Transfer cookies to wire racks to cool.

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