Salted Caramel Chocolate Chips

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 350º & line a few baking sheets w/parchment.

Have ready:  16-20 caramels, cut up into 5-6 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!