CHOCOLATE-CARAMEL DELIGHTS

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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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