Best Chocolate Caramel Delights Recipes

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FANTASY CHOCOLATE-CARAMEL DELIGHTS



Fantasy Chocolate-Caramel Delights image

I have had these delicious cookies as a part of my Christmas cookie trays since 2003. They are well loved. I have sometimes skipped the chocolate drizzle when time was short.

Provided by Kit_Kat

Categories     Dessert

Time 35m

Yield 36 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 13

1/2 cup butter, softened
2/3 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup flour
1/3 cup cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
16 caramels
3 tablespoons whipping cream
1 1/4 cups pecans, finely chopped
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1 teaspoon vegetable shortening

Steps:

  • In a large mixing bowl cream butter and sugar.
  • Separate egg, reserve white for later use add yolk to creamed mixture.
  • Add milk and vanilla to creamed mixture, mixing well after each addition.
  • In a separate bowl combine dry ingredients and whisk to combine.
  • Combine creamed and dry mixtures with electric mixer; beat until well combined.
  • Wrap dough in plastic wrap and chill for 2 hours or until dough is easy to work with.
  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • In a small sauce pan melt caramels into whipping cream over low heat.
  • Stir until mixture is smooth; set aside.
  • Slightly beat reserved egg white.
  • Shape dough into 1-inch balls.
  • Roll balls in egg white then in pecans.
  • Place balls one inch apart on cookie sheet sprayed with vegetable oil spray.
  • Using your thumb, make an indentation in each cookie.
  • Bake for 10 minutes or until edges of cookies are firm.
  • Spoon caramel into indentation.
  • Move cookies to wire racks to cool.
  • Melt chocolate chips and shortening; cool mixture slightly then place in a zip top bag.
  • When all cookies have been filled, clip tiny corner off of bag and drizzle chocolate over cookies.
  • Let cookies stand until chocolate and caramel are set.
  • Prep time does not include chilling time.

CHOCOLATE-CARAMEL DELIGHTS



CHOCOLATE-CARAMEL DELIGHTS image

Categories     Cookies     Chocolate     Dessert

Yield 72 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 Eggs
1 c butter, softened
1 1/3 c sugar
4 T milk
2 t vanilla
2 c all-purpose flour
2/3 c unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 t salt
32 caramels
6 T whipping cream
2 1/2 c finally chopped pecans
2 t shortening

Steps:

  • SEPERATE egg, reserving yolk and white. cover and chill egg white until needed. In a large bowl beat butter with an electric mixer for 30 sec. ADD sugar, and beat well. Beat in egg yolk, milk and vanilla IN a seperate bowl stir together flour, cocoa powder and salt Add flour mixture to butter mixture and beat until well combined. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap amd chill for 2 hours or until dough is easy to handle Preheat oven to 350 In a small saucepan heat and stir caramels and whipping cream over low heat until mixture is smooth. set aside Slightlty beat reserved egg white. Shape the dough into 1" balls. Roll balls in egg whites then in nuts. Place balls 1 inch apart on a lightly greased cookie sheet. Using your thumb, make an indentation in the center of each cookie BAKE in preheated oven for 10 minutes or until edges are firm. Spoon some melted caramel mixter into indentation in each cookie. Transfer cookies to wire racks; cool In saucepan stir chocolate pieces and shortrning over low heat until melted. transfer warm mixture to ziploc baggie. Close baggie and snip a small hole in one corner. Drizzle cookies with chocolate mixture and let stand until set

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