Sep 03, 2015, Updated Apr 18, 2023 I made a big batch of these chocolate chunk caramel cookies just as she arrived, so that they’d be fresh from the oven and the apartment would smell like butter and vanilla (you know, the language of love). I’ve written about using soft caramels in cookies before with these really yummy apple caramel cookies. They can be a bit tedious to unwrap, but so worth it. Be sure to use fresh, soft candies (give ’em a squeeze in their wrappers) or you’ll get a bit of a jaw workout with the finished product – which is fine, actually, it takes you longer to eat one, and is especially delicious with a steaming cup of tea for dunking. In other news, I’m having a baby in 3 weeks. THREE. WEEKS. I need to use lamaze breathing every time that thought crosses my mind. HOO HOO HEE. HOO HOO HEE. I’m so excited to meet the little monkey who’s been squeezing my bladder and toe-jabbing my ribcage, but as the date approaches (the actual date – I’m having a planned cesarian after an emergency one last time) the excitement is maybe a teensy bit overshadowed by nerves and anxiety. The good news for you is that when I’m anxious, I stress bake. So there will be more goodies where these came from! Ps. My sister gets credit for those perfect teeth-marks – I think she should drop engineering and be a professional cookie biter, don’t you think?
