Super soft chocolate and caramel milky way cookies that literally melt in your mouth. A chocolate caramel lovers dream.
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It’s no secret that I love cookies! I’ve shared so many favorites on my website like my pudding cookies, M&M cookies and a round up of these best cookies. Now add milky ways and I’m sold.
Recreate a classic in cookie form with this easy recipe for homemade Milky Way cookies loaded with chocolate, nougat and caramel. These soft and chewy cookies make a delicious holiday treat.
How to Make Milky Way Cookies
- Make the cookie dough. You can use your favorite cookie dough, use a store bought version or the one in my recipe card below. The dough may be my favorite part about these cookies.
- Add the milky ways. You can either chop the milkways and mix them into the dough or leave them bigger and wrap the dough around them. Just depends if you want a big gooey center.
- Bake. Make sure to not over cook these, you want the centers to still be slightly soft and just golden brown on the bottoms.
Tip: Chill the dough for 30 minutes to an hour for a fluffier fuller cookie.
Once they’re baked they’re pure heaven though, so you have to try both! They are super soft with loads of milky ways! The chocolate caramel combination is my absolute favorite.
Love chocolate and caramel together? Try chocolate chip caramel cookies, dark chocolate caramel tart or caramel brownies next.
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Milky Way Cookie Recipe
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter (softened)
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup light brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 9.7 ounces milky ways (about 25-30 minis; coarsely chopped)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a large bowl cream the butter and sugars with a mixer until creamy. Beat in eggs and vanilla until well combined.
- In a separate bowl whisk the flour, baking soda and salt. Slowly add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients along with the chocolate chips and chopped milky ways. Chill dough for 15-30 minutes.
- Scoop cookies onto a lined baking sheet. Bake for 8-10 minutes. Let cool for 2 minutes on baking sheet then transfer to a cooling rack.
Nutrition
Nutrition provided is an estimate. It will vary based on specific ingredients used.
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Categorized as: Chocolate, Chocolate Chip Cookies, Cookies, Desserts, Kid-Friendly
Jamielyn Nye is the founder and recipe creator at I Heart Naptime. She is the author of the I Heart Naptime Cookbook and shares easy family-friendly recipes and desserts for every occasion.
I have made this recipe three times now for my husband. He doesn’t like sweets but for some reason he loves these cookies!!!
That’s amazing Kathy! So glad your husband enjoys the Milky Way cookies!
Is it 1/2 cup (1 stick) or 1/2 pound (2 sticks)? My cookies didn’t melt out – I had to smash them down with a spoon and cook a little longer… Wondering if there wasn’t enough butter… the batter was crumbly and dry.
Hi Lindsay! It’s 1/2 cup (1 stick) of butter. Everyone measures flour differently, so I’m guessing there was a little too much flour or the butter wasn’t soft enough.
Loved these Milky Way cookies!
these are some of the best cookies ever, make them all the time for my grandkids, lost count how many times thru these years, Thank you for this recipe
So glad you enjoyed them, we love them too!
I just made a batch of these fantastic cookies. My great grandkids loved them, but so did my “big” kids! Excellent.
I’m so glad they were a hit! Thank you for your comment and review Joanne! :)
Can these be made with premixed sugar cookie dough? I have a ton of that. Could you provide a recipe adjustment for that?
Hi Josh! You definitely could, but the homemade cookie dough will taste much better for these cookies! :) I would just add the milky ways and follow the directions on the premixed sugar cookie dough package.
My children love them!
Got my Milky Ways today and will make these tomorrow for my daughter. They look delish and Milky Way is her favorite candy. Did you use AP flour or self rising? I have both.
All purpose flour :)
Made these Sunday, for following school week. Yeah right, they never made it to Sunday night!!! One word, amazing ?
I was wondering how many cookies does the milky way recipe make with one batch?
Depending on how big you make the cookies – for me, this makes about three dozen :)
Delicious!! Have you ever frozen these after baking?