Description
Chewy no-bake cookies made with golden caramel and rolled oats, topped with crunchy sea salt. These are soft, rich, and ridiculously easy to make without ever turning on the oven.
Ingredients
1 cup salted butter
2 cups light brown sugar
1/2 cup heavy cream
3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Flaky sea salt for topping
Instructions
1. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt the salted butter and brown sugar together until smooth.
2. Add the heavy cream and bring the mixture to a gentle boil, stirring constantly.
3. Let it bubble for 4 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until it thickens slightly and smells deeply caramelized.
4. Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla extract.
5. Add the rolled oats all at once and stir quickly to coat every flake evenly.
6. Use a cookie scoop to drop mounds onto parchment-lined baking sheets.
7. Sprinkle the tops with flaky sea salt while still warm.
8. Let the cookies cool and set for 20 to 30 minutes at room temperature or chill for 10 minutes to speed up setting.
9. Store in an airtight container once fully set.
Notes
Use salted butter for depth—unsalted makes the caramel taste flat.
Don’t overcook the caramel or it will harden too much.
Add sea salt only after portioning, while the caramel is still tacky.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 105mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 25mg
Keywords: no bake, caramel, oats, salted cookies, quick dessert