Salted Caramel Cashew Cookies
Salted caramel cashew cookies are a chewy, sweet-and-salty cookie that hits all the taste buds.
Servings: 3 dozen
Ingredients
- 1 cup cake flour
- 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 4 ounces butter softened
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2/3 cup caramel bits
- 3/4 cup chopped cashews
- Fleur de sel for sprinkling on top
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line baking sheets with parchment or a Silpat.
- In a medium bowl, combine flours, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- In a large bowl, cream together butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla.
- Stir flour mixture into sugar mixture until combined, then stir in caramel bits and cashews.
- Scoop dough onto prepared baking sheets, about an inch apart. Sprinkle each with fleur de sel.
- Bake for 11-13 minutes. Let cool on baking sheet for 1 minute before removing to rack to cool completely.
