SALTED CARAMEL COOKIE CUPS

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When I brought these salty sweet cookies to a potluck, I overheard people talking about how wonderful they were. I'm not sure if it was the cookie, the caramel or the chocolate that they loved best.-Priscilla Yee, Concord, California

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 40m

Yield 3 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 package (17-1/2 ounces) sugar cookie mix
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/3 cup butter, softened
1 large egg
FILLING:
6 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips, melted
1/3 cup confectioners' sugar
36 caramels
2 teaspoons coarse sea salt
36 pecan halves, toasted

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, combine cookie mix and flour. Beat in butter and egg until blended. Shape dough into 1-1/4-in. balls; press onto bottom and up sides of greased mini-muffin cups., In a small bowl, combine cream cheese, chocolate chips and confectioners' sugar. Place a rounded teaspoon of filling in each cup. Press one caramel into the filling in each cup. Bake until edges are golden brown and caramel is melted, 9-11 minutes. Sprinkle with sea salt; top with a pecan half. Cool completely in pan on wire racks.

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