Chocolate Chip Caramel Ice Cream Sundae Recipes

Steps:

• In large mixing bowl add flour, 1 teaspoon sea salt and baking soda and whisk until all ingredients are well blended. Set aside.
• It's easiest to use a stand mixer but if you don't have one a hand mixer will do. Cream the butter and shortening until light and fluffy approximately 2-3 minutes.
• Add both sugars and beat on high (stand mixer) 1-2 minutes until well blended. Add eggs one at a time and beat well between each egg. Add vanilla and beat until fluffy and well incorporated approximately 2 minutes. Add chocolate chips and fold into batter on low with a stand mixer or by hand with wooden spoon. Add the flour 1 cup at a time mixing on low until just incorporated. Don't over beat. Test the dough. It should feel slightly sticky but shouldn't stick to your fingers. If too sticky add 1 tablespoon of flour at a time until correct consistency.
• Using your hands form dough into 1 1/2 inch balls (see photo). Place on un-greased cookie sheet 3 inches apart. Cover with plastic wrap (Glad or Saran) and place in refrigerator for 45 minutes (But the dough can stay in the refrigerator up to 2 days or in freezer up to 6 months).
• Place rack on the 2nd highest setting and preheat oven for 20 minutes on 375.
• Sprinkle each cookie with a small pinch of salt.
• Bake for 10 minutes. Remove and using a spatula, flatten slightly to about 1/4 inch tall and place back in oven for additional 4 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool on cookie sheet for 2 minutes. Then gently move off cookie sheet to cooling rack for 10 minutes.
• TO MAKE CARAMEL SAUCE.
• Using a medium sized sauce pan pour in the water and sugar. Over medium low heat continually stir using a rubber (not wood) spatula until sugar is completely dissolved. Approximately 4 minutes.
• Turn heat to medium high. STOP stirring and let mixture boil until it starts to turn a golden brown Approximately 6-7 minutes. (SEE PHOTO).
• Lift pan directly above the heat and swirl the pan around until the sugar turns a dark brown Approximately 1-2 minutes. (SEE PHOTO).
• Add butter, cream and 1/8 teaspoon salt and continue swirling until everything is mixed together. Using a spatula continue stirring until completely mixed. Let cool. (SEE PHOTO) Here's a hint when it comes to cleaning the pan of stuck on candy -- rinse out the pan with hot water first. Then add 1/2 cup water and 1/2 cup white vinegar and bring to a boil. Let boil for 2-3 minutes. Empty water/vinegar mix and wash normally. The pan will be completely clean.
• TO ASSEMBLE.
• Place 1 warmed cookie on plate (you can reheat cookie in oven at 175 for 3 minutes). Add one scoop vanilla ice cream then generously drizzle with caramel sauce. Eat with a fork.

Steps:

• To make Caramel Sauce:.
• Using a medium sized sauce pan pour in the water and sugar. Over medium low heat continually stir using a rubber (not wood) spatula until sugar is completely dissolved. Approximately 4 minutes.
• Turn heat to medium high. STOP stirring and let mixture boil until it starts to turn a golden brown Approximately 6-7 minutes.
• Lift pan directly above the heat and swirl the pan around until the sugar turns a dark brown Approximately 1-2 minutes.
• Add butter, cream and 1/8 teaspoon salt and continue swirling until everything is mixed together. Using a spatula continue stirring until completely mixed. Let cool. Here's a hint when it comes to cleaning the pan of stuck on candy -- rinse out the pan with hot water first. Then add 1/2 cup water and 1/2 cup white vinegar and bring to a boil. Let boil for 2-3 minutes. Empty water/vinegar mix and wash normally. The pan will be completely clean.
• Place caramel sauce in a jar like a jelly or jam jar. It will stay good in the refrigerator up to 30 days.
• TO Make Cookies:.
• In a small bowl mix the flour, salt, and baking soda until the ingredients are evenly distributed. Set aside.
• Using a wire whisk attachment of a stand mixer, cream the butter and shortening on high until light and fluffy 1-3 minutes.
• Add both sugars and beat on high 1-2 minutes. Add eggs and vanilla. Beat until fully incorporated.
• Switch to a paddle attachment. Add the chocolate chips and mix gently.
• Add the flour mixture and mix until just incorporated.
• Touch test the dough. It should feel slightly sticky, but not much should stick to your finger. If it is very sticky add flour 2T (.5 oz) at a time.
• Using your hands, roll the dough into balls 1.5 inches tall (for bigger cookies see instructions above). Place on an ungreased cookie sheet 3 inches apart. Sprinkle a pinch of salt on each ball of dough.
• Cover and refrigerate 30 minutes or until firm. You can hold the dough up to two days in the refrigerator or up to six months in the freezer.
• 15-20 minutes before baking, position the oven rack to the second highest setting. Preheat the oven to 375.
• Remove the dough from the refrigerator and bake 8-10 minutes. They are ready to come out of the oven when they are domed and puffy, show a few signs of browning and look a bit underdone.
• Leave the cookies on the cookie sheet for 2 minutes. Remove them to a cooling rack so they will cool evenly. Wait ten minutes,.
• Place 2 cookies on each plate. Top with 1 scoop of ice cream and drizzle with the caramel sauce.