Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Caramel Filled Cookies
These big Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Caramel Filled Cookies are soft and chewy peanut butter oatmeal cookies studded with chocolate chips, surrounding a chocolate covered caramel!
This cookie combines three of my favorite and most used ingredients: peanut butter, chocolate, and caramel. Let’s be honest: anything with those three ingredients makes me pretty darn happy.
And since I’ve spent the past few weeks trying to figure out all of the things that make me happy and how I can incorporate them into my new everyday life, food seemed like a good place to start. Not that food ever makes me unhappy (is that possible?).
As confessed many times over the almost five year of having this blog (crazy right?!?!) I’m a totally self-proclaimed peanut butter addict. Peanut butter desserts are some of the few desserts I lose self control around, but that definitely doesn’t stop me from having a very extensive collection of peanut butter recipes here on Bakerita.
Many of those recipes also include chocolate. What can I say – they’re a darn good pairing, and I’m not one to mess too much with perfection. If you’re not a chocolate peanut butter fan, get outta here. Just kidding! But this probably isn’t the recipe for you.
This particular peanut butter cookie is one of my favorites. Despite my love of peanut butter, straight up peanut butter cookies don’t usually do it for me. This one though, with oatmeal for texture and mini chocolate chips for delicious chocolatey-ness is perfect for me. It’s soft and chewy in the middle with crispy edges.
And because I was feeling ultra decadent, these got a hit of caramel too! Hershey’s sent me a couple bags of their new chocolate covered caramels to try, and I lovingly wrapped them in cookie dough because…why not? The resulting gooey caramel center of these cookies takes them to the next level and gives a little surprise treat when you bite into one of these big peanut butter cookies!
These are no-kidding-around-cookies. These will satisfy any dessert craving you have and make anyone you share them with pretty darn happy. Exert the little bit of patience needed to let the dough chill (otherwise you’ll have sticky dough all over your hands) and you’ll be generously rewarded for your efforts. Enjoy!!
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Caramel Filled Cookies
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 13 minutes
- Total Time: 33 minutes
- Yield: 14 cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter (room temperature)
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup light brown sugar (firmly packed)
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 large egg
- ¾ cups old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup mini chocolate chips
- 14 chocolate covered caramels (I used Hershey’s caramels)
Instructions
- In a large bowl, cream together butter, brown sugar, and white sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in peanut butter and vanilla extract. Beat in the egg until well blended.
- Combine the oats, flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add into the peanut butter mixture and beat until just combined.
- Fold in mini chocolate chips. Chill cookie dough, covered, at least 1 hour and up to 1 week.
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Using a large cookie scoop, take about 2 tablespoons of dough. Press the dough flat and put a caramel in the center. Wrap the dough around the candy. Arrange about 2 inches apart on baking sheets lined with parchment paper.
- Bake cookies in batches in middle of oven for 13 minutes, or until just pale golden. Cool cookies on baking sheet 5 minutes and transfer to racks to cool completely.
Disclaimer: this post was NOT sponsored by Hershey’s, though they did send me their new chocolate covered caramels to try. All opinions are my own.
These look crazy amazing! Loving the pb/chocolate/caramel flavor combo! :) Pinning!
Well I guess I better get outta here! I have to confess chocolate and peanut butter is not on the top of my list. But these cookies look like they are amazing! Really, really amazing! These pictures are making me crave some big time! :)
Haha then more cookies for me! :D Thanks so much, Melissa.
OMG these are basically HIMYM Sumbitches on STEROIDS. (please tell me you’ve seen the show; otherwise that won’t make any sense ;) )
LOVE!
Hahaha OMG you’re SO right! I didn’t even think of that, but that’s so dead on. I love HIMYM!
Oh look at that ooey gooey center. I love these! I mean, seriously – peanut butter, chocolate chips and caramel. Is there anything better?!
Haha, I don’t understand the people who AREN’T addicted to peanut butter! (Unless it is because of an allergy *sadface*)
The only reason I don’t bake with peanut butter more often is because I don’t like the way it smells when it’s wet (as in, when doing the dishes..) But I think I could stand the smell with a side of these cookies :p
Do you bring the dough Bach up to room temp before adding the caramel?
No, it’s fine to do it while the dough is chilled!
Yummm. I remember a few years ago when stuffed cookies were SUPER trendy and it’s easy to see why. My fave will always be peanut butter cups inside chocolate chip cookies I think. But the caramel version looks amazing as well (and probably cheaper than buying PB cups to bake).
Ahh stuffed cookies were such a good trend. Trying to bring them back :) Reese’s in the middle is a total favorite of mine too! Can’t beat that chocolate peanut butter combo. Thanks, Aisling!
Oh my goodness! These look so delicious!! I would have never thought to put caramel in a peanut butter cookie!
I am definitely swooning over these cookies. They look amazing!
Oh man, these cookies look PERFECT! So many delicious things going on in there. Send me some?!
Oh wow…these look amazing! They look so warm & gooey- I bet they would be great with a big bowl of vanilla ice cream. Thank you for sharing!
These sound wonderful! Since I am gluten intolerant, can I replace the flour with an all-purpose gluten free flour…also the sugars? Would the measurements be the same? Thank you in advance for your time!!!
Hi Terry. You could use an all-purpose gluten-free flour in place of the AP flour used here, although I haven’t tried it so I can’t guarantee the results. Did you want to use a non-refined sugar? If so, I would recommend coconut sugar. Hope this helps. Enjoy!
Thank you Rachel, I will give it a try. Yes, I was thinking of coconut sugar, also. This helps alot and I do plan to enjoy! Thank you again for all your wonderful recipes and the great pictures too!
Thanks, Terry. Hope it works out! :)