Chocolate chip caramel cookies

50 Cookies

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
cupFlour
1teaspoonBaking soda
½teaspoonBaking powder
1teaspoonSalt
1cupButter
1cupSugar
½cupFirmly packed
Brown sugar
2Eggs
6ouncesChocolate chips
18Caramels, such as
Kraft, unwrapped and

Directions

chopped coarsely

: (I cut them in 1/8ths) : 1 c coarsely chopped nuts : (pecans or walnuts)

Preheat oven to 375.

~ Whisk together dry ingredients in a bowl. - In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, cream together butter and sugars until fluffy.

Beat in eggs one at a time. Then gradually add flour mixture, beating after each addition. - Stir in chocolate, caramels, and nuts into dough, till just mixed. - Drop rounded tablespoons full of dough about 2 inches apart onto non-stick baking sheets. - Bake 10 to 12 minutes, or until lightly golden. - Cool cookies on baking sheets until firm.

Makes about 50 cookies. Walt MM