Tuesdays with Dorie BWD: Caramel Crunch-Chocolate Chunklet Cookies

August 13, 2024 at 8:51 pm | Posted in BWD, cookies & bars, groups, sweet things, tuesdays with dorie | 7 Comments
Tags: baking, cookies

Wow– even though it’s almost 10:00 at night, it’s still Tuesday, and that means I’m on time with my post for these Caramel Crunch-Chocolate Chunklet Cookies! My blog stats tell me this is actually my 1,001st post…how I have managed to write so much about cookies and cake, I really don’t know.

If you make this recipe, you might do a double-take of the ingredient list searching for a mention of caramel, or at least brown sugar, but the “caramel crunch” actually comes from the baking technique. Rather than baking free-form, these are baked in a muffin tin, and what you get with all that hot metal contact, are crisp, shortbread-like cookie pucks with caramelized bottoms and sides. (We made some similar, or at least related, cookies using this method when we baked from Dorie’s Cookies.)

Dorie says you can add nuts along with the chocolate chunks to the mix, and I went with toasted hazelnuts, a good chunklet choice. I scaled back the recipe and just made a third of the dough. Since I only needed to complete one round in my muffin tin, I also didn’t bother with the slice and bake step, one that always frustrates me anyway. I simply scooped the just-made dough straight into the tin and gave each cookie a little pat down to flatten and fill the cavities before popping the setup in the fridge to chill pre-bake. As advertised, these were caramelized, crunchy, chocolatey and chunky. They were also good keepers and I enjoyed them with morning coffee. I added a pinch of flaky salt to the top of each cookie before baking because I love that little salt hit on a chocolate chip cookie.

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I am on time for once too. Congratulations on the milestone, impressive indeed. I have some hazelnuts so I may follow your lead on that one.

Comment by Diane Zwang— August 13, 2024 #

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Happy 1001 anniversary! That’s a lot of goodness to spread around, especially with a sprinkle of salt!

Comment by Dorothy's New Vintage Kitchen— August 14, 2024 #

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- thanks so much— i appreciate that you follow along! xoxo
  
  Comment by steph (whisk/spoon)— August 15, 2024 #
  
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These really are great! And so easy! I’ll be making again!

Comment by Mardi (eat. live. travel. write.)— August 15, 2024 #

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Great idea to just portion out the dough. I ended up mushing together at least half of my “slices”. The muffin tins hide a multitude of sins. Love the tinful of cookies.

Comment by lovielou— August 16, 2024 #

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Oh, great minds! I made mine this morning, and sprinkled the tops with Maldon, because I love that salty-sweet combination. Looking forward to posting on the 27th.

Comment by Judyj— August 16, 2024 #

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Ok..I forgot about your method of not slicing 🤦‍♀️ I have followed your lead on that one before and somehow forgot. Won’t forget again haha. Way easier. I also love your salt on top idea…I think that would have really added to these cookies! Win win for you Steph…great job!

Comment by isthisakeeper— August 17, 2024 #

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