Hello Christmas Cookie Season!! I’m obsessed with cookies so this gives me one more reason to love the holidays. I created this recipe to be a no refrigeration necessary recipe. A lot of chocolate crinkle cookie recipes require that the dough be refrigerated 2 – 4 hours before baking, I don’t have time for that. Mostly I just don’t have the patience for that especially when I know what awaits me.

Salted Caramel Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

I love the idea of of biting into what you think is a standard chocolate crinkle cookie, with chewy chocolate dough and sweet dusted powered sugar, only to delightfully discover a melty bomb of salted caramel hidden in the middle! It’s a huge hit for a Christmas cookie exchange because it’s different from the usual suspects, and always a pleasant surprise. If you prefer you can omit the coarse sea salt from the recipe if you are not a fan of salted caramel. I personally am unequivocally in love with the addition. These taste like caramel brownies in cookie form. They are intensely delicious! If you are baking them for someone else you’ll have a hard time wanting to gift them after all. If you wanted to go all out with these cookies you could even toss in some semi-sweet chocolate chips and toasted nuts.  Enjoy!

Do you need to refresh your Christmas Cookie recipe stash? Traditions are one of the best parts of the holiday season, but if you’ve been making the same Christmas cookies for a decade… it’s time for some new recipes. Here are a bunch of my favorite Christmas cookies!

M&M Christmas Cookies Italian Ricotta Christmas Cookies Linzer Cookies Red Velvet Shortbread Cookies Christmas Tree Cookies Peppermint White Chocolate Chip Cookies Eggnog Cookies

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