Salted Caramel Mocha Cookies
Rich chocolate and salty caramel in every bite of these Salted Caramel Mocha Cookies.
Servings 24 cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 Tbsp. espresso powder
- 2 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. sea salt
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1 3.75 oz. instant chocolate pudding mix
- 1 11 oz. bag caramel bits
- Flaky sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Cream butter and sugars together in a mixer. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing thoroughly between each one. Mix in vanilla. In a small bowl, dissolve the instant coffee granules in 1 tablespoon hot water. Add to the creamed mixture.
- In a large bowl, mix coffee granules, flour, salt, baking soda and pudding mix. Add the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture and mix until just combined. Stir in the caramel bits.
- Using a cookie scoop, drop dough onto the prepared baking sheets. Sprinkle dough generously with flaky sea salt. Bake for 10-12 minutes.