I am a loyal reader of King Arthur Flour’s The Baking Sheet newsletter. In the summer edition, one of the recipes that grabbed my attention was for this chocolate-caramel cookie. I am actually not a huge fan of caramel, but Quinn definitely is. Always aiming to please, I added it to the top of my “to-make” list.
I didn’t find strong butterscotch flavoring locally, but that did offer me the chance to order it from The Baker’s Catalogue. And, obviously, you can’t just order that one little thing. Once I got that (and a few other things), I was ready to go.
I have to say that even though I don’t care much for caramel, these cookies are delicious. The overall flavor is wonderful, and not too heavy on the caramel/butterscotch. They also have a light texture, with just a little crunch thanks to the turbinado sugar coating. Of course, they are also aesthetically pleasing – little round cookies with a caramel-filled chocolate kiss right on top.
As for Quinn’s opinion of them, well, let’s just say that there was no sharing of these cookies. I was lucky to get even just a few.
August 31st, 2007 at 9:40 am
They’re very (visually) reminscent of the cookies my grandmother (and everybody else’s) made at Christmas with kisses and mini reese cups!
But these are definitely more posh – and that sugar coating is a fabulous idea.
It sounds like cookies in YOUR house disappear like the ones in MINE – few of them make it to my own belly!
August 31st, 2007 at 5:47 pm
They remind me of those peanut butter kisses everyone has made or had at point in life. Caramel sounds interesting; I shall give it a try
September 5th, 2007 at 12:18 pm
i very much agree with carla though yours are much more pleasing to the eye… and likely the tastebuds as well. i so enjoy your photographs. thanks for the post!
September 6th, 2007 at 5:36 am
I love the drop of Choco-Caramel
September 7th, 2007 at 6:54 am
I always have problems with these type of cookies with a chocolate kiss pressed on top. The chocolate kiss gets all melty and while it keeps its shape, it is impossible to store becuase I can’t stack them on top of each other…
October 24th, 2007 at 1:36 pm
i saw this way back and really liked it… but i somehow missed the recipe link and was disappointed, and today i noticed and was pleasantly surprised… i intend to try it!
September 24th, 2008 at 10:29 am
Hi Jennifer
The cookies look great!! What size cookie scoop did you use to get 1 inch balls. What brand of butterscotch sundae syrup did you use. Thanks.
September 24th, 2008 at 2:18 pm
Jackie, it’s been a while since I made these, so I’m not sure of the specifics. Most likely, I used a tablespoon scoop. As for the butterscotch syrup, I probably used whatever my local grocery store had. Maybe Smucker’s?