Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies – Eat More Chocolate Eat More Chocolate

Ingredients

• 12 tablespoons butter, softened
• ¾ cup brown sugar
• ¼ cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 egg
• 2 cups flour
• 1 small box instant vanilla pudding mix - dry, not prepared (one 3.4 ounce box, it must be INSTANT - not cook and serve, etc)
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips
• 24 soft caramels (such as Kraft square caramels, unwrapped)
• optional: coarse sea salt