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Simple Vanilla Caramel Cookies

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Simple Vanilla Caramel Cookies are easy to make, and filled with aromatic vanilla and sweet caramel, this recipe makes a wonderful tasting treat.

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Baking at home brings back so many memories for me. The smell of cookies, the racks of baked goods on the table, and sharing with friends/family/neighbors.

In New Zealand (where I’m from in case you didn’t know), these are known as “Hokey Pokey Biscuits”. Hokey Pokey is a New Zealand term for honeycomb toffee. It generally refers to an amazing ice-cream flavor (vanilla with toffee bits), but is also a treat on its own.

The smell alone makes small boys lose their minds, making them unable to resist grabbing a couple of cookies before their poor mother has had a chance to photograph them they are cooled!

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These cookies don’t require a stand mixer or fancy gadgets, which, obviously is awesome.- we make the toffee/caramel, then mix flour and baking soda into it, scoop, flatten and bake.

How to make Simple Vanilla Caramel Cookies:

(full printable recipe below)

  1. Preheat the oven to 350F.
  2. Combine the butter, cream, white and brown sugars, and vanilla in a saucepan and stir over a medium heat.
  3. Cook, stirring constantly until it begins to bubble.
  4. Allow to cook only about 30 seconds more, then remove from heat and allow to cool to a warm temp.
  5. Sift the flour and baking soda together, add to the cooled caramel mixture and stir well.
  6. Scoop mixture into balls, place on a line baking sheet, and press down with a floured glass, or a fork (or your thumb!).
  7. Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
  8. Remove from oven and allow to cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes until easily removed.
  9. Cool on a wire rack.
  10. Devour. 

 

Kylee’s Hot Tips for Simple Vanilla Caramel Cookies:

There’s a tricky part, only in that you can’t let the mixed dough cool too much, or it becomes crumbly and un-scoopable. You need to work fast so that it’s still pliable, and able to be scooped onto cookie sheets.

If the entire recipe doesn’t fit on on cookie sheet for you, I recommend grabbing another one and scooping and flattening right away, and baking together. If you only have one rack in your oven – don’t worry, just switch the sheets out one after the other. The point is – scoop and flatten the entire bowl! I forgot about that… and baked one sheet, leaving some dough left in my mixer.

When the first sheet was done, I tried to then work with my remaining dough. No go!! It had basically set, and was useless (except, I just used it as a crumbly topping for some baked apples – so, happy accident, but still less cookies).

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5 from 14 votes

Simple Vanilla Caramel Cookies

Simple Vanilla Caramel Cookies are easy to make, and filled with aromatic vanilla and sweet caramel, this recipe makes a wonderful tasting treat.
Prep: 15 minutes
Cook: 15 minutes
Total : 30 minutes
yield: 12 cookies

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350F.
  • Combine the butter, cream, white and brown sugars, and vanilla in a saucepan and stir over a medium heat.
  • Cook, stirring constantly until it begins to bubble.
  • Allow to cook only about 30 seconds more, then remove from heat and allow to cool to a warm temp.
  • Sift the flour and baking soda together, add to the cooled caramel mixture and stir well.
  • Scoop mixture into balls, place on a line baking sheet, and press down with a floured glass, or a fork (or your thumb!).
  • Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
  • Remove from oven and allow to cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes until easily removed.
  • Cool on a wire rack.
  • Devour.

Tips & Notes:

Don't let the mixed dough cool too much, or it becomes crumbly and un-scoopable. You need to work fast so that it's still pliable, and able to be scooped onto cookie sheets.

nutrition facts

Calories: 174kcal (9%) Carbohydrates: 21g (7%) Protein: 1g (2%) Fat: 9g (14%) Saturated Fat: 5g (31%) Cholesterol: 24mg (8%) Sodium: 182mg (8%) Potassium: 16mg Sugar: 9g (10%) Vitamin A: 285IU (6%) Calcium: 5mg (1%) Iron: 0.7mg (4%)
Nutritional Disclaimer

Recipes written and produced on Kylee Cooks are for informational purposes only. Kylee is not a certified nutritionist. Nutritional data provided on Kylee Cooks has not been evaluated or approved by a nutritionist or the Food and Drug Administration.

Author: Kylee Cooks
Course:Cookie, Dessert
Cuisine:American, New Zealand
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About Kylee

I am a born and raised New Zealander (a Kiwi), now living in Phoenix, Arizona. I’m happily married to the love of my life – a hot American boy I met while traveling the world. I’m a mama to 2 awesome little boys and love red things, rugby, cheesecake, and bacon. Mmmmm. Bacon. Read More

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  9. Natalie says

    Cookies… simple jet so delicious kids treat. Vanilla and caramel flavor are such an amazing combo. I love it! I kinda understand why these disappears from your plate quickly 😉 Just yummy!

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  11. Gloria @ Homemade & Yummy says

    These look like the perfect cookie to dunk into a glass of milk. Better yet…I would totally enjoy this with my afternoon latte. Great as a simple and delicious dessert…especially if you make them into ice cream sandwich cookies.

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  13. Marisa Franca @ All Our Way says

    I’ll admit, fresh cookies have my heart. These sound amazing. When I first saw them I thought they were peanut butter cookies. But the toffee flavor sounds so good. I think I’d be like those little cookie snatchers and grab one. That’s the beauty of cookies, you don’t have to cut or scoop anything. And if you’re really sneaky, you won’t leave evidence. My grandsons would love these.

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  14. Swathi says

    These are delicious cookies, you got me with simple vanilla caramel my kids like these kind of cookies. I know vanilla caramel are best combo as I eaten in ice cream, sure cookies are better than that.

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  17. Amy says

    I thought these were peanut butter cookies at first but I love the sound of vanilla and caramel cookies! I don’t think I’ve ever had anything like that and they sound delicious!

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  18. soniya Saluja says

    Those look heavenly! I’ll have to make them since they seem super easy and don’t require any out of the ordinary ingredients! Thanks for sharing!

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  24. Abby A Carr says

    I would like to actually rate these a solid 5. And since I actually made them, I feel like I should add validation to your awesome recipe. The only thing I did different was add a Hershey’s Caramel Pretzel Kiss in the middle.

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  25. Anthony C. Thornton says

    This is an easy recipe and they turned out great except I added a little to much flour, so mine turn out to be a hard.

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  26. Kristin says

    Delicious dough! My daughter requested a salted caramel ice cream cake, but I struggled with what to use for the cake base. Then saw your recipe and thought caramel cookie dough. I skipped the baking soda and added a quarter teaspoon of Maldon’s sea salt, to get a salted caramel dough. Cookie dough is becoming my new favorite ice cream cake base!

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