Caramel Macchiato Cookies

One of my favorite drinks EVER is a good caramel macchiato from Starbucks. Perfectly sweet, rich caramel and strong espresso is such a genius combination. So I thought why not have these flavors in a cookie? Oh. Em. Gee. I am ridiculously glad I made these.The coffee flavor is pretty prominent in these chewy, soft sugar cookies. Out of the oven after cooling, I simply drizzled my favorite salted caramel from Trader Joe’s on top. That perfect mix of coffee and caramel stands out wonderfully!A lot of times I’ve run out of all-purpose flour, but somehow have a bunch of self-rising flour. Like today. It works perfectly in this recipe and even cuts some time! Self-rising flour — I no longer hate you. 😉I adapted the cookie recipe from Once Upon a Chef (check out her blog…it’s awesome!). You can use whatever caramel you prefer. I like Trader Joe’s and Mrs. Richardson’s is pretty amazing as well. And did I forget to mention!!! It’s National Caramel Day, so this comes at the perfect time. Recipe below. 🙂

Caramel Macchiato Cookies

 

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Prep time

20 mins

Cook time

12 mins

Total time

32 mins

 

Serves: 15 large cookies

Ingredients

• ½ cup unsalted butter, room temp
• 1 oz. cream cheese, room temp
• ½ cup + 2 tbsp. granulated sugar
• 1 tbsp. instant coffee or espresso powder
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• 1½ cups self-rising flour
• 2-4 tbsp. caramel

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. I use a stoneware cookie sheet, or you can line a non-stick cookie sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
2. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or using a hand mixer, cream the butter, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy, a few minutes. Beat in the vanilla and instant coffee/espresso powder. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and beat in the egg. Scrape down the bowl again, then sift in the flour. Mix on low speed until the dough comes together into a ball. It should be a little sticky.
3. Place dough in fridge for 10 minutes. Gently roll into balls (I used a heaping tablespoon) and place 2-inches apart on the prepared baking sheets. Using a flat-bottomed glass, gently flatten the cookies to ½-inch thickness. Bake for 10-12 minutes. The cookies will turn golden on the bottom but remain pale on top. Cool on the pan for a few minutes, then transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
4. After cooled, drizzle caramel of choice on top of the cookies. Enjoy!

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