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    Home » Dessert Recipes » Cookie Recipes

    Cashew Caramel Cookies with Fleur de Sel

    Published: Jul 1, 2008 Last updated: Mar 11, 2022 by Shelby Law Ruttan · As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

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    A brown sugar shortbread cookie with cashews and caramel drizzle.
    First Published: July 1, 2008... Last Updated: October 29, 2020

    These Cashew Caramel Cookies are a shortbread cookie made with ground cashews, butter, and brown sugar for a crispy, deep caramel like flavor in the cookie. The final touches are a drizzle of caramel and a sprinkling of grey sea salt, turning the cookie into a special treat that is a delight to eat!

    I'm a huge fan of shortbread cookies and these Cashew Caramel Cookies with their buttery, sweet, nutty crunch and love them to enjoy them with an afternoon tea. They are also a great cookie to include on a holiday cookie trays, right next to these Italian Christmas Cookies to give as a food gift, or just because!

    Cashew Caramel Cookies with Fleur de Sel

    A Variety Of Cookie Recipes 

    If you searched cookie recipes on this website, you would find that I have plenty of recipes for all kinds of them. That is because a cookie is my first choice for dessert or sweet snack. While I like cakes, cupcakes, and brownies, cookies are my go to because they are easy, and usually not too much work.

    When I first made these Cashew Caramel Cookies I knew I had a winner. I love the melt in your mouth cookies like these are and the salt and caramel give it an adult feel that makes it special! 

    cookie dough on a spoon

    What You Need To Make These Cashew Caramel Cookies

    Butter

    Unsalted Roasted Cashews

    Brown Sugar

    Eggs

    Caramels, these are my favorite!

    Fleur de Sel (aka Grey Sea Salts)

    Parchment Paper

    Cookie Scoop

    Large Baking Sheet

    Tips and Substitutions

    • Use a mini food processor or nut chopper to finely process the cashews
    • Gently flatten the cookies when they are placed on the baking sheet. Otherwise they will not spread out.
    • Eliminate the fleur de sel and use roasted salted cashews in place of the unsalted.
    • Substitute a caramel sauce (like this one) for the caramel drizzle. Be sure to only drizzle the cookies with sauce before eating.
    • Make ice cream sandwiches with these Cashew Caramel Cookies, just put the caramel drizzle on the ice cream! They are great with a caramel swirled vanilla ice cream.

    Other Cookies You May Enjoy

    Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookies

    Chewy M&M Cookies

    Soft Blueberry Cookies

    Chewy Mocha Toffee Chip

    Chocolate Zucchini Cookies

    Cranberry Shortbread Cookies

    Chocolate Hazelnut Gingerbread Cups

    Hazelnut Browned Butter Shortbread

    Nanny's Sugar Cookies with Orange Moscato Frosting

    Zucchini Spice Cookies

    *If you made these Cashew Caramel Cookies, please give them a star rating*

    Cashew Caramel Cookies

    Shelby Law Ruttan
    A brown sugar shortbread cookie with cashews and caramel drizzle.
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    Prep Time 15 mins
    Cook Time 12 mins
    Total Time 27 mins
    Course Desserts
    Cuisine American
    Servings 24
    Calories 116 kcal

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    Ingredients
      

    • 1 ⅔ cups flour
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • 2 ½ cups unsalted roasted cashews
    • 2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon canola oil
    • ½ cup unsalted butter room temperature
    • ¾ cup packed light brown sugar
    • 1 large egg
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 5 ounces caramel candy
    • 1 tablespoon half and half

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup and mix with salt in a bowl. Set aside.
    • Coarsely chop 1 cup of cashews. In food processor (or in mini food chopper) process remaining 1-½ cup cashews until finely chopped. Pour in canola oil and process until smooth.
    • Put cashew mixture, butter, and sugars in the bowl of electric mixer fitted with paddle attachment. Mix on medium speed until pale and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Mix in egg and vanilla. Reduce speed to low; gradually mix in flour mixture and reserved chopped cashews.
    • Using either a 1-½ inch ice cream scoop (or as I did, a tablespoon, and roll the dough in your hands into balls), place on parchment paper lined cookie sheet. Bake 6 minutes; gently flatten cookies. Bake until bottoms are golden, 6-7 minutes more. Let cool on sheets on wire racks.
    • Mix the caramel bits and half and half. Microwave in 30 second intervals until melted. Drizzle over top of cooled cookies.

    Notes

    Tips and Substitutions

    • Use a mini food processor or nut chopper to finely process the cashews
    • Gently flatten the cookies when they are placed on the baking sheet. Otherwise they will not spread out.
    • Eliminate the fleur de sel and use roasted salted cashews in place of the unsalted.
    • Substitute a caramel sauce (like this one) for the caramel drizzle. Be sure to only drizzle the cookies with sauce before eating.
    • Make ice cream sandwiches with these cookies! They are great with a caramel swirled vanilla ice cream.
    • The cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temp in single layers 3 days – or do as I will and store them in the fridge with parchment paper between to stop them from sticking to each other!

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1gCalories: 116kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 2gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 19mgSodium: 65mgSugar: 9g
    Keyword Cashew Caramel Cookies
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    About Shelby Law Ruttan

    Shelby is the author/owner of Grumpy's Honeybunch. Established in 2007, she shares and preserves family recipes as well as recipes for cooking light and keto. She has authored the One-Pot Paleo Cookbook and The Pescatarian Keto Cookbook. She is an experienced, self-taught home cook who loves to share recipes with others. She also authors the websites Honeybunch Hunts and The Best Vegetarian Recipes. You can see her work on websites such as Veal Made Easy, Parade, Community Table, SoFab Food, Yummly, and FoodGawker.

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    Welcome! I'm Shelby Law Ruttan, author and content creator at Grumpy's Honeybunch. She is self taught in the kitchen and has been sharing keto low carb recipes and family recipes since 2007.

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