Salted Caramel + Chocolate Pudding Cookies

I decided to clean out the pantry one day, and I ended up making Salted Caramel + Chocolate Pudding Cookies!

I used caramels I bought on a trip to make a typical pudding cookie a little more special.  I only had regular pudding on hand, not instant, but you could use either type.  The cookies turned out to be so good!

Salted Caramel + Chocolate Pudding Cookies

Ingredients:

• 1/2 c butter, softened
• 3/4 c brown sugar, packed
• 1 t vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• 1 5 oz box chocolate pudding mix
• 1/2 t baking soda
• 1/4 t salt
• 1 1/4 c four
• 1 c chocolate chips
• 1 c salted caramel pieces

Instructions:

• Cream butter and brown sugar in a medium bowl.
• Mix in egg and vanilla.  
• Stir in pudding mix, baking soda, and salt.
• Mix in flour.
• Stir in chocolate chips and salted caramel pieces.
• Chill dough for at least an hour. 
• Preheat oven to 350°F. 
• Roll dough into balls and bake on parchment-lined baking sheet for 9-11 minutes.