INGREDIENTS
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1/2 cup (1 stick, 4 ounces) butter
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1 1/2 cups (11 1/4 ounces) brown sugar
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2 teaspoons vanilla or 1/2 teaspoon vanilla-butternut flavor
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1 large egg
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1 1/4 cups (5 1/4 ounces) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour or White Whole Wheat Flour
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1/2 teaspoon baking powder
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2 cups (6 ounces) shredded coconut, sweetened or unsweetened, toasted (1/2 cup reserved for topping)
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1 cup (10 ounces) caramel cut from a block (or about 36 individual caramel candies), divided*
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1 1/2 cups (9 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
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1 tablespoon (1/2 ounce) milk or cream
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*Or use 10 ounces of caramel sundae sauce, if you don't want to melt caramel.