The first cookie in my gluten free chocolate cookie series are these Gluten Free Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies!
I recently posted A LOT of dark chocolate cookies that were not gluten free. With my fiance, needing to avoid gluten in his diet, I felt like I HAD to make a bunch of gluten free varieties as well! These Gluten Free Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies are just as delicious and as easy to make!
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The only differences between this recipe and the base recipe for the dark chocolate cookies were that I used Pillsbury’s Gluten Free Flour blend and regular unsweetened cocoa. I’m assuming the flour is what resulted in these cookies being thicker than the non-gluten varieties I made. I use Pillsbury’s Gluten Free Flour Blend most often, but also like King Arthur’s, it’s just a bit more expensive. Both these flours give me the best results when baking gluten free, whether it be cookies, pancakes, muffins, etc!
The cookies were slightly chewy, with crispy edges. Gluten free baked goods tend to crumble much easier than non-gluten free, but these held up pretty well! I won’t lie and say these are the perfect alternative to non-gluten free cookies as far as breakage goes, but they are pretty darn close! My boyfriend had no problems eating almost all of them (my 8-year-old son ate the rest and never once said they tasted any different)!
*Quick tip: using a Silpat mat like the one pictured above not only helps keep cookies from sticking, but came in especially handy with this recipe because the melted caramel came right off as well! An added bonus – easy clean up!
I absolutely love the way these cookies turned out appearance-wise as well. Since I’ve taken up blogging and food photography, I’m learning new tips and tricks all the time! To get cookies that look like the ones in the photos, leave some of the mix-ins to the side, then press them on top of the dough balls before putting them in the oven. Then, you’ll have cookies where you can see what’s in them just by looking at them!
I have several more recipes for variations of gluten free chocolate cookies I’ll be linking to below once they post. I hope you’ll try some and let me know what you think! If you don’t care for the mix-in’s I’ve used in this Gluten Free Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookie, try my Gluten Free Triple Chocolate Chip Cookies, Gluten Free Walnut Chocolate Chip Cookies, or use the Basic Gluten Free Chocolate Cookie Recipe and mix in whatever it you love!
Enjoy!
- 1 1/4 Cups butter softened
- 2 Cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 Cups gluten free all purpose flour I used Pillsbury
- 3/4 Cups unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 Cup chocolate chips
- 1/2 Cup caramel pieces diced small (chip size)
- kosher salt
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a medium bowl mix together the butter and sugar in an electric blender on low-med speed. Add the eggs one at a time, then the vanilla.
- In a second bowl combine the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Gradually add to the wet ingredients until well combined. Stir in the chocolate chips and caramel pieces.
- Drop by tablespoons about 2 inches apart on a baking sheet (I use a Silpat Mat to prevent sticking). Bake 8-9 minutes until cooked through. Sprinkle with a pinch of the kosher salt and LET COOL before removing from the baking sheet to prevent them from breaking. Enjoy!
These looks very yummy! These will be good treat to kids 🙂
My son sure liked them! Hope your kids do too!
Look really yummy course I love chocolate and Carmel
SALTED CARAMEL EVERYTHING. Omg. This looks SO good. AND it’s gluten free… I’m in heaven.
Yay! It’s really good!
You have just made my mouth water! I love everything about this. I am such a salted caramel chocolate girl. It doesn’t matter what it is I love it. These look fabulous by the way!!
Thanks Christine! You def need a sweet tooth for these!
These cookies look great! I cook a lot of GF for all my GF friends, so I will have to try this recipe! Thank you for sharing!
you’re welcome! Hope everyone likes them!
I haven’t really explored a lot of gluten free recipes, but these look amazing! I would definitely give these a try.
– Elise
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You could make them non-gf too, just use regular all purpose flour 🙂
Yum! I love those little pieces of caramel
I want caramel in every bite, but not too much, so I thought I’d chop it up and it worked out great!
oh my yum these cookies look fabulous! i love the idea of salted caramel cookies
Yummm!! I have to try these. So many of my family members can’t have gluten so these will be perfect.
Xoxo,
Angelle
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My GF boyfriend loved them! Hope your family does too!
These look heavenly!
Thank You!
These look so decadent. These would be a huge hit in our home! I will have to try these soon! Thanks for sharing.
Hope you like them!
These look SO yummy! I’ve never met a cookie I didn’t like 😊
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Haha! Hope you like these too!
These look so amazing! I need to try more GF baking.
It’s not as bad as people think 🙂
These do not look like a gluten free cookie at all, they look incredible.
Thank You Tamara! I was really happy with how they came out – and surprised too!
Pinned to my “cookies” board. I have been craving cookies lately. Must get my son to help with a batch. Thanks for the recipe!
Aww how nice to have a helper…mine starts to help then disappears until they are ready to eat!
These look delicious. I’ve never been one for gluten free, but I definitely want to have one of these!
It’s nice when you can’t really tell the difference 🙂
Oh my, these looks mouth-watering! Gorgeous pictures and great recipe! – Love, Anna
Thank you so much Anna!
Those look INCREDIBLE. Salted carmel is my favorite!!!
Thanks Taylor!
omg, these look SO good! always on the look out for good GF recipes!
Thanks Megan!
YUM!!! Salted caramel and chocolate! Woo-hoo! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for stopping by Christine!
Pinned! Those look SO good!
– Cait | http://www.prettyandfun.com
Thank you!!!
These look absolutely delectable! I also love using coconut, almond, oat, or spelt flour for gluten free options 🙂
I’ve made cupcakes once with a variety of flours, but usually take the easy way out and buy a blend. Once I have more time to work on the combo myself, I’m going to try to perfect my own version 🙂
These look perfect – like from a cookbook perfect haha! I also have to follow a gluten free diet and my husband is a huge sweets junkie, so I’m always trying new GF recipes to let us both enjoy yummy things. This clearly was a Must-Pin. Thanks for sharing!
Aww thank you! I was really happy with how these turned out 🙂
omg! Did you make this recipe JUST for me?! What an awesome recipe for fall, TOTALLY gonna try this!
Yep! Just for you Amanda 😉
I love recipes that are easily converted to GF. I have several friends who are GF and it’s nice to not have to worry about several different flours!
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Yes, the blends do make things so much easier! I’ve made cupcakes using a variety of flours and they were awesome, but now I had to buy 3 different flours and it gets expensive.
These look so great! And they’re GF! I’m not gluten-free, but I have some family members who are, so I love finding GF recipes. 🙂
Thanks Crystal! It’s always good to have a few GF recipes on hand just in case 🙂
I LOVE this combo! Dark chocolate PLUS salted caramel? I cannot imagine how good these are; need to try!
Addictingly good! I didn’t use dark chocolate in the cookies pictured but have done it before as well and used it in the non-gluten free version 🙂 I think I like dark chocolate more than regular now!
These look absolutely delicious! I will have to try them out because I am always looking for easy gluten free desserts for my mother-in-law who is Celiac! Thanks for the inspiration and recipe!
Awesome! I hope they work out and everyone enjoys them when you make them!
Omg, this looks so good! Can’t wait to try it
This looks so good! Will have to try your recipe soon 😀 Thank you for posting this.
Have you ever frozen the dough and made the cookies later? With the holidays coming, I’m curious if I can work ahead. 🙂
Hi Alison! I haven’t tried freezing this particular dough, but I think it would work as long as you let it come to room temperature before baking them 🙂