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Stack of homemade salted caramel cheesecake cookies with gooey caramel drizzle and sea salt on top, one cookie bitten to reveal creamy center.

Salted Caramel Cheesecake Cookies

These Salted Caramel Cheesecake Cookies combine soft, chewy cookie dough with a tangy cream cheese center and gooey caramel swirls, topped with sea salt. They taste like a bakery treat but are simple enough for home baking.
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Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Crumbl salted caramel Cookie, Easy salted caramel cheesecake cookies, No bake salted caramel cheesecake cookies, Salted Caramel Cheesecake Cookies, Salted caramel cheesecake cookies recipe, Salted caramel Cheesecake Crumbl cookie recipe, Salted caramel cookies
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Chill Time (optional): 20 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
Servings: 24 Cookies
Calories: 220kcal
Cost: $10

Equipment

  • 1 Electric mixer (Hand or stand mixer)
  • 2 Large mixing bowls (For dough and filling)
  • 1 Cookie sheet (Lined with parchment or silicone mat)
  • 1 Measuring cups and spoons (For dry/wet ingredients)
  • 1 Sharp knife (For swirling caramel and cream cheese)
  • 1 Cookie scoop or spoon (To portion dough evenly)

Ingredients

Cookie Base

  • 2 ¼ cups All-purpose flour
  • 1 cup Butter - Softened
  • ¾ cup Brown sugar - Packed
  • ½ cup White sugar
  • 2 Eggs - Large
  • 2 teaspoon Vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon Baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon Salt

Cheesecake Filling

  • 8 oz Cream cheese - Softened
  • ½ cup Powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon Lemon juice - Fresh preferred

Caramel Swirl

  • ½ cup Caramel sauce - Store-bought or homemade
  • 1 teaspoon Sea salt - For sprinkling
  • Extra caramel - For drizzling after baking

Instructions

  • Make the cheesecake filling by beating cream cheese with powdered sugar, vanilla, and lemon juice.
  • Mix the cookie dough with butter, sugars, eggs, vanilla, flour, baking powder, and salt.
  • Scoop dough, form wells, and add cream cheese and caramel to each.
  • Swirl the cream cheese and caramel slightly and sprinkle sea salt.
  • Bake cookies, cool, and drizzle with extra caramel if desired.

Notes

Nutrition information is automatically calculated and should be considered an approximation. Actual values may vary based on specific ingredients used and portion sizes.Feel free to add more of your favorite toppings.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Cookie | Calories: 220kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 40mg | Sodium: 140mg | Potassium: 60mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 350IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 30mg | Iron: 0.9mg