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Ingredients
| salted butter: 1/2 cup (softened) |
| granulated sugar: 2/3 cup |
| eggs: 1 |
| 2% milk: 2 Tbl |
| vanilla extract: 1 tsp |
| all-purpose flour (unsifted): 1 cup |
| unsweetened cocoa powder (sifted): 1/3 cup |
| salt: 1/4 tsp |
| candy caramels: 16 candies |
| light whipping cream (fluid): 3 Tbl |
| pecans: 1 1/4 cups (finely chopped) |
| milk chocolate chips: 1/2 cup |
| shortening - vegetable: 1 tsp |
Fantasy Chocolate-Caramel Delights
Credit: Food.com
User rating:
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Prep Time
25 min -
Cook Time
10 min -
Servings
36 serving(s)
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- 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.