In a mixing bowl, combine & cream together thoroughly:
3/4 cup soft UNsalted butter
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 egg
1 extra egg yolk
2 teasp. vanilla
Stir in:
2 cups plus 2 Tblsp. flour
1/2 teasp. baking soda
1-1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
Chill dough for 1 hr.
When ready to bake, heat your oven to 350ยบ & line a few baking sheets w/parchment.
Have ready: 16-20 caramels, cut up into 4-6 smaller pcs. each - OR if you're lucky, you can find Kraft Caramel Bits (bag) in the baking aisle near chocolate chips.
Drop dough by rounded Tblsp. onto sheets, leaving space between each cookie. Press a few pcs. of caramel onto the tops of each cookie.
Bake 8-10 minutes, until the edges begin to turn golden. Remove from oven and immediately sprinkle a small amount of sea salt onto the tops of each cookie.
Cool and enjoy!
