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Caramel Shard Cookies Recipe

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These incredibly moreish caramel shard cookies showcase a fantastic new way to include caramel in cookies! Rather than it just being caramel flavoured, or drizzling caramel over the top – these beauties use real, homemade caramel, that’s been smashed into pieces! And the result? Absolutely MAGICAL!

Amazingly Delicious Caramel Shard Cookies | Cookie | Easy

It’s no secret that I love caramel. It’s been a firm favourite of mine ever since I was a kid! And it definitely shows in the recipes I’ve created for Kitchen Mason. From indulgent baked caramel cheesecake to caramel croissant pudding and salted caramel choux buns – there’s no shortage for caramel lovers here!

And I’m proud to add these caramel shard cookies to the list. They have the most wonderful texture! The cookie is crumbly and delicious, and the crunchy pieces of caramel are just divine!

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Caramel Shard Cookies – Step by Step Picture Recipe

Here is what you will need to make 20 cookies.

Ingredients

The Caramel

  • 100g Caster Sugar
  • 3 tbsp Water

The Cookie Dough

  • 200g Light Brown Muscovado Sugar
  • 150g Unsalted Butter, Room Temp
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 200g Plain Flour
  • 1 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract

The Decoration (Optional)

  • 100g Milk Chocolate

Caramel Instructions

First up, we need to make the caramel. Put the sugar and water into a saucepan and stir together. Place over a high heat and allow to boil for about 5-6 minutes without stirring. (If you stir, sugar crystals will form and it won’t work.) When it’s ready, the bubbles will be much smaller than before and the caramel will be a nice golden colour.

Amazingly Delicious Caramel Shard Cookies | Cookie | Easy

Pour this onto a baking tray lined with baking paper or a silicone mat and allow to cool/set for at least 10 minutes.

Amazingly Delicious Caramel Shard Cookies | Cookie | Easy

Meanwhile, make the dough.

Either in a stand mixer with the beater attachment or in a large bowl with an electric hand whisk, cream together the sugar, butter and salt until light and smooth.

Amazingly Delicious Caramel Shard Cookies | Cookie | Easy

Add in the flour, baking powder and vanilla extract and mix until a crumbly dough is formed.

Amazingly Delicious Caramel Shard Cookies | Cookie | Easy

Wrap the caramel in cling film or place in a plastic bag and bash with a rolling pin to make small shards.

Amazingly Delicious Caramel Shard Cookies | Cookie | Easy

Tip these into the dough and give it all a good mix until everything is nicely incorporated. Pop the dough into the fridge for a minimum of 30 minutes.

Cookie Instructions

Preheat your oven to 170°C/Fan 160°C.

Divide the dough into 20 pieces and roll into balls. Place spaced apart on a baking tray and bake for approx 16 minutes until golden on the edges. Allow them to sit on the tray for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

Amazingly Delicious Caramel Shard Cookies | Cookie | Easy
Amazingly Delicious Caramel Shard Cookies | Cookie | Easy

When the biscuits are cool, you can eat them as they are or decorate with chocolate.

If you’re decorating, melt the chocolate either in the microwave or in a bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water. Stir well until smooth and glossy then pour into a piping bag, snip the end and pipe stripes over each cookie. Leave until the chocolate has set.

Amazingly Delicious Caramel Shard Cookies | Cookie | Easy

These Caramel Shard Cookies are seriously tasty little biccys . The caramel flavour comes through beautifully! The hardest thing about these is stopping yourself from going back for more. They’re a bit like Pringles, once you pop – you just can’t stop!

Amazingly Delicious Caramel Shard Cookies | Cookie | Easy

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Jesse-Gabriel

Wednesday 15th of June 2022

Man kann auch Bonbons zerkleinern und verwenden, klappt super! Grüße, Jesse-Gabriel

Emma

Wednesday 15th of June 2022

Beilliant idea Jesse-Gabriel, thanks for the tip! (geniale idee Jesse-Gabriel, danke für den tipp!) Emma x

njsantacesaria

Monday 3rd of February 2014

These look incredibly tasty! Thanks for posting all the pics along with the recipe - I love to see the process as well as the final product!

Miss KitchenMason

Monday 3rd of February 2014

Aww thank you! Step by step Is one of the things I strive to do with every post. I personally find it much easier to follow a recipe when you can see the whole process from start to finish.

huntfortheverybest

Monday 3rd of February 2014

they look yummy!

Miss KitchenMason

Monday 3rd of February 2014

Thank you!

Baking With Gab

Monday 3rd of February 2014

These look delicious! Haha I love that you're as relieved as I am that the whole "January healthy eating plan" thing is over!

Miss KitchenMason

Monday 3rd of February 2014

Haha thank you! And yes, I've never been one for seriously healthy eating, January is hard on food bloggers with a sweet tooth! X

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