Crumbl-Style Salted Caramel Cheesecake Cookies – Thick, soft cookies topped with silky cheesecake frosting & caramel drizzle

🎉 Introduction

These Copycat Crumbl Salted Caramel Cheesecake Cookies deliver everything you love about the famous bakery version — thick, soft, buttery cookies topped with a creamy cheesecake frosting and finished with a luscious salted caramel drizzle. Each bite is rich, sweet, slightly tangy, and beautifully balanced with a hint of salt.

Perfect for parties, gifting, holidays, or whenever you want a bakery-style treat at home, these cookies are indulgent, stunning, and surprisingly easy to make.

🧰 Equipment Needed

• Mixing bowls
• Hand mixer or stand mixer
• Baking sheets
• Parchment paper
• Cookie scoop
• Cooling rack
• Piping bag (for topping)

🛒 Ingredients

Cookie Base

• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• ½ cup powdered sugar
• 2 large eggs, room temperature
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt

Cheesecake Frosting

• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Salted Caramel Drizzle

• ½ cup caramel sauce (store-bought or homemade)
• ½ teaspoon sea salt flakes (for topping)

👩‍🍳 Directions

Step 1: Make the cookie dough

Cream softened butter, granulated sugar, and powdered sugar together for 2–3 minutes until light and fluffy.
Beat in eggs and vanilla until smooth.

Step 2: Add dry ingredients

Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together.
Add to the wet ingredients and mix just until a thick dough forms.

Step 3: Scoop & form

Scoop large 3-tablespoon balls of dough.
Flatten slightly with your palm to create thick discs (Crumbl style).

Step 4: Bake

Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
Line baking sheets with parchment.
Bake 10–12 minutes, until edges are set but centers look soft.
Cool completely on racks before frosting.

Step 5: Make the cheesecake frosting

Beat cream cheese and butter until creamy.
Mix in powdered sugar and vanilla until smooth and fluffy.
Transfer to a piping bag.

Step 6: Frost

Pipe a generous swirl onto the center of each cooled cookie.

Step 7: Drizzle with salted caramel

Warm caramel sauce if thick.
Drizzle over frosting and finish with a pinch of sea salt flakes.

🍽️ Servings & Timing

• Yield: 14–16 bakery-size cookies
• Prep Time: 15 minutes
• Bake Time: 10–12 minutes
• Cooling/Frosting Time: 20 minutes
• Total Time: ~45 minutes

🧊 Storage & Reheating

• Store in the fridge up to 4 days (frosting contains cream cheese).
• Best eaten at room temperature.
• Freeze unfrosted cookies for 2 months, then thaw and frost.
• Frosted cookies freeze well, but caramel texture may soften slightly.

🥄 Variations

• Salted Caramel Cheesecake Bars
  Press dough into a baking pan and bake as bars.
• Chocolate Caramel Version
  Add mini chocolate chips to the cookie dough.
• Brown Sugar Cookie Base
  Replace half the granulated sugar with brown sugar for a deeper caramel flavor.
• Maple Caramel
  Add a bit of maple extract to the frosting for a fall-inspired twist.
• Caramel Pecan Crunch
  Top with chopped pecans before drizzling caramel.

❓ 10 FAQs

1. Do these taste like Crumbl?
   Yes — same thick base, creamy frosting, and gooey caramel drizzle.
2. Can I make them smaller?
   Yes — reduce the bake time by 2–3 minutes.
3. Can I chill the dough?
   Not required, but chilling 20 minutes makes thicker cookies.
4. Why are my cookies too puffy?
   Don’t overmeasure flour — spoon and level for accuracy.
5. Do I have to frost them?
   The texture + flavor combo is best with frosting, but cookies alone are delicious.
6. Can I use store-bought caramel?
   Absolutely — a thick caramel sauce works great.
7. Can I use salted butter?
   Yes — reduce added salt.
8. Can I freeze the dough?
   Yes — freeze dough balls for easy baking later.
9. Why is my frosting runny?
   Add more powdered sugar or chill the frosting slightly.
10. Can I stack these cookies?
    Only after the frosting and caramel have chilled and firmed.

🏁 Conclusion

These Copycat Crumbl Salted Caramel Cheesecake Cookies deliver bakery-level indulgence in every bite. With a thick, chewy cookie base, velvety cheesecake frosting, and luscious salted caramel drizzle, they’re the perfect showstopping treat for holidays, parties, or cozy nights in. Beautiful, decadent, and surprisingly simple — this recipe is guaranteed to become a favorite.

Crumbl-Style Salted Caramel Cheesecake Cookies – Thick, soft cookies topped with silky cheesecake frosting & caramel drizzle

These Copycat Crumbl Salted Caramel Cheesecake Cookies deliver everything you love about the famous bakery version — thick, soft, buttery cookies topped with a creamy cheesecake frosting and finished with a luscious salted caramel drizzle. Each bite is rich, sweet, slightly tangy, and beautifully balanced with a hint of salt. Perfect for parties, gifting, holidays, or whenever you want a bakery-style treat at home, these cookies are indulgent, stunning, and surprisingly easy to make.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Servings: 15 Cookies

Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

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Ingredients

  

Cookie Base

• 1 cup unsalted butter softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• ½ cup powdered sugar
• 2 large eggs room temperature
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• Cheesecake Frosting
• 8 ounces cream cheese softened
• ½ cup unsalted butter softened
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Salted Caramel Drizzle
• ½ cup caramel sauce store-bought or homemade
• ½ teaspoon sea salt flakes for topping

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Equipment

• Mixing bowls
• Hand mixer or stand mixer
• Baking sheets
• Parchment paper
• Cookie scoop
• Cooling rack
• Piping bag (for topping)

Method

 

Step 1: Make the cookie dough

1. Cream softened butter, granulated sugar, and powdered sugar together for 2–3 minutes until light and fluffy.
2. Beat in eggs and vanilla until smooth.

Step 2: Add dry ingredients

1. Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together.
2. Add to the wet ingredients and mix just until a thick dough forms.

Step 3: Scoop & form

1. Scoop large 3-tablespoon balls of dough.
2. Flatten slightly with your palm to create thick discs (Crumbl style).

Step 4: Bake

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
2. Line baking sheets with parchment.
3. Bake 10–12 minutes, until edges are set but centers look soft.
4. Cool completely on racks before frosting.

Step 5: Make the cheesecake frosting

1. Beat cream cheese and butter until creamy.
2. Mix in powdered sugar and vanilla until smooth and fluffy.
3. Transfer to a piping bag.

Step 6: Frost

1. Pipe a generous swirl onto the center of each cooled cookie.

Step 7: Drizzle with salted caramel

1. Warm caramel sauce if thick.
2. Drizzle over frosting and finish with a pinch of sea salt flakes.

Notes

🧊 Storage & Reheating

Store in the fridge up to 4 days (frosting contains cream cheese).

Best eaten at room temperature.

Freeze unfrosted cookies for 2 months, then thaw and frost.

Frosted cookies freeze well, but caramel texture may soften slightly.

🥄 Variations

Salted Caramel Cheesecake Bars
Press dough into a baking pan and bake as bars.

Chocolate Caramel Version
Add mini chocolate chips to the cookie dough.

Brown Sugar Cookie Base
Replace half the granulated sugar with brown sugar for a deeper caramel flavor.

Maple Caramel
Add a bit of maple extract to the frosting for a fall-inspired twist.

Caramel Pecan Crunch
Top with chopped pecans before drizzling caramel.

❓ 10 FAQs

Do these taste like Crumbl?
Yes — same thick base, creamy frosting, and gooey caramel drizzle.

Can I make them smaller?
Yes — reduce the bake time by 2–3 minutes.

Can I chill the dough?
Not required, but chilling 20 minutes makes thicker cookies.

Why are my cookies too puffy?
Don’t overmeasure flour — spoon and level for accuracy.

Do I have to frost them?
The texture + flavor combo is best with frosting, but cookies alone are delicious.

Can I use store-bought caramel?
Absolutely — a thick caramel sauce works great.

Can I use salted butter?
Yes — reduce added salt.

Can I freeze the dough?
Yes — freeze dough balls for easy baking later.

Why is my frosting runny?
Add more powdered sugar or chill the frosting slightly.

Can I stack these cookies?
Only after the frosting and caramel have chilled and firmed.

🏁 Conclusion

These Copycat Crumbl Salted Caramel Cheesecake Cookies deliver bakery-level indulgence in every bite. With a thick, chewy cookie base, velvety cheesecake frosting, and luscious salted caramel drizzle, they’re the perfect showstopping treat for holidays, parties, or cozy nights in. Beautiful, decadent, and surprisingly simple — this recipe is guaranteed to become a favorite.