I feel like caramel & chocolate is a marriage made in heaven. Only thing that would be better is SALTED caramel & chocolate which you could totally do. Remember when I made the Caramel Topping? Well if that didn’t blow your mind, these cookies will. This makes about a dozen cookies which is really only 6 cookie sandwiches so it wouldn’t be that bad if you ate them all. I wouldn’t judge you, some would, not me. You don’t have to make the caramel if you don’t want to/ can’t be ar$ed/ don’t like caramel (weirdo alert), but it really does complete them. Just like in Jerry Maguire.
Wet stuff-
¼ cup ghee or butter at room temp (you could try with coconut oil too but I haven’t yet)
¼ cup coconut sugar
2 tbs maple syrup, honey, coconut nectar or rice malt syrup
1 large egg at room temperature
Dry stuff-
1 tsp vanilla powder
1½ cups pumpkin seed meal (you could use almond meal, hazelnut meal or another type of nut flour)
2 tbs coconut flour
½ tsp bicarb soda
½ tsp sea salt
1/2 cup dark choc chips
Preheat your oven to 170C and line a baking tray with baking paper. In your food processor (or using some beaters) blend the wet ingredients until they are creamy and well mixed. Add the dry ingredients (except the choc chips) and combine completely, scraping down the sides as required. Stir through the choc chips by hand so they don’t get all mashed up by the food processor. Pop the mix in the fridge for about half an hour to make the dough easier to work with. You can make the CARAMEL while that is happening if using it. Once the dough is less sticky, roll it into balls and flatten out slightly on the baking tray, be aware these cookies will spread a bit so don’t put them too close together. Pop them in the oven for about 15mins or until starting to brown on the edges. Allow to cool for about 20mins on the tray before transferring to a wire rack. Once cool, smear some caramel on a cookie, add another as a lid, take a nice big bite and experience the bliss. The only thing that could make them any better would be an extra layer of homemade ice cream in the cookie sandwich. Ooooh yeah!
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