Gochujang Caramel Cookies: 12 Sweet and Spicy Treats
Gochujang Caramel Cookies bring a unique sweet and spicy twist to your dessert table.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 13 minutes
- Total Time: 43 minutes
- Yield: 12 cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Korean-American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
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- 8 tbsp Unsalted Butter (Can swap with salted butter, but reduce additional salt.)
- 1 cup Granulated Sugar
- 2 tbsp Light Brown Sugar
- 1 large Egg (Acts as a binder.)
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1.5 cups All-Purpose Flour
- 0.5 tsp Baking Soda
- 0.25 tsp Ground Cinnamon
- 0.75 tsp Kosher Salt
- 1 heaping tbsp Gochujang (Infuses heat and umami.)
- 2 tbsp Brown Sugar
Instructions
- Prepare Gochujang Caramel Paste by combining softened unsalted butter, light brown sugar, and gochujang in a bowl.
- Make cookie dough by creaming butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy, then add egg and vanilla.
- Combine dry ingredients in a separate bowl and mix with wet ingredients until just incorporated.
- Chill dough covered with plastic wrap for 10-15 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and prepare baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Mix gochujang caramel into the chilled dough to create marbled patterns.
- Scoop dough onto the baking sheets, spacing them about 2 inches apart, and bake for 11-13 minutes.
- Cool cookies on the baking sheet for 3 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg
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