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No Bake Salted Caramel Cookies

No-Bake Salted Caramel Cookies Recipe

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings: 18 servings
Calories: 130
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup whole milk
  • 2 cups quick oats
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp fine sea salt
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • Flaky sea salt for sprinkling

Method
 

  1. Line a baking sheet with parchment. Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar and milk until smooth, bring to a full boil, and boil for exactly 1 minute, stirring often.
  2. Remove from heat and stir in quick oats, vanilla, and fine sea salt until well coated.
  3. Drop tablespoon-sized mounds onto the parchment and press lightly with the back of a spoon. Work quickly.
  4. Melt chocolate chips in the microwave in 30-second bursts until smooth, drizzle over cookies, and top with flaky sea salt. Let set for 20 minutes at room temperature or chill for 10 minutes.

Notes

The cookies need about 20 minutes at room temperature to set; a 10-minute chill speeds it up. Quick oats are essential here—old-fashioned oats won’t absorb enough caramel and the cookies will crumble.