CARAMEL COOKIE POPS

Caramel Cookie Pops image

You can substitute any type of nuts for the pecans and dip the pops in whatever else you'd like.

Provided by benson_lorraine

Time 45m

Yield 48

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

½ cup butter, softened
¼ cup confectioners' sugar
¼ cup packed brown sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
1 egg
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
½ cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
48 round wooden toothpicks
1 cup finely chopped pecans
1 (11 ounce) package caramel bits (such as Kraft®)
2 tablespoons water

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease baking sheets.
Beat butter, confectioners' sugar, brown sugar, and salt together in a bowl until light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla extract; beat until smooth. Gradually beat flour into butter mixture until dough is smooth; stir chocolate chips into dough.
Shape dough into 1-inch balls and place 2-inches apart on prepared baking sheets.
Bake until cookies are set, 10 to 12 minutes. Immediately press a round toothpick into the center of each cookie; remove to wire racks to cool completely.
Place pecans in a shallow bowl. Line a flat work surface with a sheet of waxed paper.
Stir caramels and water together in a saucepan over medium-low heat until caramels melt and mixture is smooth, 3 to 5 minutes.
Hold a cookie by the toothpick and dip it into the caramel mixture, turning to coat completely. Remove from caramel and let any excess caramel drip off into the saucepan. Immediately dip the bottom and sides of each caramel-coated cookie into pecans. Transfer to wax paper to cool until set. Repeat with remaining cookies.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 94.9 calories, Carbohydrate 12.2 g, Cholesterol 9.4 mg, Fat 4.9 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 1.3 g, SaturatedFat 1.9 g, Sodium 43.8 mg, Sugar 7.1 g