Chocolate Caramel Filled Cookies Food

CARAMEL FILLED CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Steps:

• Beat butter until creamy. Gradually beat in white sugar and brown sugar. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda, and cocoa. Gradually add to butter mixture, beating well. Stir in 1/2 cup walnuts. Cover and chill at least 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Combine remaining 1/2 cup nuts with the 1 tablespoon sugar. Divide the dough into 4 parts. Work with one part at a time, leaving the remainder in the refrigerator until needed. Divide each part into 12 pieces. Quickly press each piece of dough around a chocolate covered caramel. Roll into a ball. Dip the tops into the sugar mixture. Place sugar side up, 2 inches apart on greased baking sheets.
• Bake for 8 minutes in the preheated oven. Let cool for 3 to 4 minutes on the baking sheets before removing to wire racks to cool completely.

CARAMEL-FILLED CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Steps:

• In medium bowl, combine flour, cocoa and baking soda; mix well.
• In large bowl, combine 1 cup sugar, brown sugar and margarine; beat until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and eggs; beat well. Add flour mixture; blend well. Stir in 1/2 cup of the pecans. If necessary, cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate 30 minutes for easier handling.
• Heat oven to 375°F. For each cookie, with floured hands, shape about 1 tablespoon dough around 1 caramel candy, covering completely.
• In small bowl, combine remaining 1/2 cup pecans and 1 tablespoon sugar. Press one side of each ball into pecan mixture. Place, nut side up, 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake at 375°F. for 7 to 10 minutes or until set and slightly cracked. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets. Cool on wire rack for 15 minutes or until completely cooled.
• Melt candy coating in small saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly until smooth. Drizzle over cookies.

CHOCOLATE CARAMEL THUMBPRINTS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolk, milk and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, cocoa and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Refrigerate, covered, 1 hour or until easy to handle., Preheat oven to 350°. Shape dough into 1-in. balls. In a shallow bowl, beat egg white. Place pecans in a separate shallow bowl. Dip balls in egg white, then in pecans, patting to help pecans adhere., Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Press a deep indentation in center of each with the end of a wooden spoon handle. Bake 10-12 minutes or until set. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool., In a large heavy saucepan, melt caramels with cream over low heat; stir until smooth. Fill each cookie with about 1/2 teaspoon caramel mixture. In a microwave, melt chocolate chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Drizzle over cookies; let stand until set. Store in an airtight container.

CARAMEL FILLED CHOCOLATE COOKIES DRIZZLED WITH CHOCOLATE

Steps:

• Mix butter, sugars, egg yolk, creamer or milk.
• and vanilla until light and fluffy.
• combine flour, cocoa, salt and baking soda gradually add to flour mixture.
• Cover and chill, which has to be done or you`ll have flat cookies!
• Melt caramels with cream in micro wave of double boiler stirring till melted and creamy.
• Remove dough from refrigerator and roll into 24 balls.
• Dip into light beaten egg white then roll into nuts.
• Place on a parchment-lined cookie sheets.
• Make indentations with thumb in center of each cookie.
• Pour in melted caramel and bake in a 350° oven for 10-12 minutes.
• Melt chips and butter in micro or double boiler.
• Drizzle on cooled cookies.
• Let firm up and enjoy!

CARAMEL FILLED CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Steps:

• Beat butter until creamy.
• Gradually beat in white sugar and brown sugar.
• Beat in eggs and vanilla.
• Combine flour, baking soda, salt and cocoa.
• Gradually add to butter mixture, beating well.
• Cover and chill at least 2 hours.
• Divide dough into 48 pieces.
• Start by dividing dough into four equal pieces; then divide each piece into thirds; then each of those pieces in half to make 24; and each of those in half again to make 48 pieces.
• Flatten each piece slightly and return to refrigerator.
• Working with a few at a time, and leaving the remainder in the frige, press a piece of dough around a rollo, being careful to cover it completely.
• (I find the rollos easier to handle when they're pre-chilled) Roll into a ball.
• Place 2-inches apart on a greased cookie sheet.
• Bake for 8 minutes in preheated 375°.
• Let cool for 3-4 minutes before removing from baking sheet or caramel will run out the bottom of cookie.

CHOCOLATE CARAMEL TREASURES

Steps:

• Cookies: Cream butter, sugar, egg yolk, milk and vanilla.
• Sift in flour, cocoa and salt and beat on low speed until dough forms.
• Wrap in plastic wrap and chill at least 30 minutes or until firm.
• Roll dough into 1 T balls, coat with egg white, and roll in nuts.
• Place 1 1/2" apart on greased cookie sheets.
• Flatten centers of cookies with thumb, leaving a depression.
• Bake at 350°, 10-12 minutes or until slightly puffed but centers are still soft.
• Leave cookies on cookie sheet and immediately depress centers of cookies again (I use a wooden spoon handle end).
• Move to wire racks and cool.
• Filling: Microwave caramels and cream until melted and smooth.
• Use a spoon and fill the centers of partially cooled cookies and then cool completely.
• Chocolate Drizzle: Microwave chocolate until melted and place in resealable plastic bag.
• Make a small cut in one corner and drizzle a narrow bead of chocolate over the cookies.
• Chocolate will set in 30 minutes.