Dark Chocolate & Salted Caramel Cookies recipe by Taskeen Jamal Karim

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• ¾ cup unsweetened dark cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon instant espresso powder/coffee
• ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• ¾ cup granulated sugar
• ¾ cup light brown sugar, packed
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1½ cups dark chocolate chunks
• salted caramel, recipe follows
• SALTED CARAMEL SAUCE
• 1 cup sugar
• ¼ cup water
• ¾ cup heavy (double or pouring) cream
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 teaspoon coarse sea salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla