Ingredients
2cupsall-purpose flour,plus an additional 2 tbsp
½tspbaking soda
½tspsalt
1tspcinnamon,ground
12tbspunsalted butter,unsalted, melted, cooled until just warm
1cupbrown sugar,packed
½cupgranulated sugar
1large egg,plus an additional egg yolk
2tspvanilla extract
1cupcaramel bits
1cuppear,finely diced, about 1 pear
Preparation
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper.
Whisk the flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon together in a medium bowl. Set aside.
Use an electric mixer to cream together butter and sugars until well blended. Beat in the egg, yolk, and vanilla until combined.
Add in the dry ingredient mixture and beat on low speed until just combined. Carefully stir in the caramel bits and diced pears until combined.
Use a small cookie scoop or a spoon to form the dough into tablespoon-fulls. Place on a cookie sheet at least 2½ inches apart, and then dot on top with a few additional caramel bits.
Bake cookies for about 15 minutesuntil the outer edges are golden and begin to slightly harden. Remove and let the cookies cool on the baking sheets.
