Chocolate Caramel Thumbprints

  • 36
  • Average
  • 20 mins
  • 10 mins
  • Average budget

Ingredients

  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1/3 cup cocoa
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup soft butter
  • 2 T milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 16 caramels
  • 3 T unwhipped whipping cream
  • 1 1/4 cup pecans
  • 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1 tsp shortening/butter

Preparation

Step 1

Separate egg yolk and white. Chill egg white.

Step 2

Mix flour, cocoa and salt in a bowl.

Step 3

Beat butter for 30 seconds, then cream butter with sugar.

Step 4

Beat in egg yolk, milk and vanilla. Slowly beat in flour mixture.

Step 5

Cover and chill two hours.

Step 6

Melt caramels, then cream until smooth.

Step 7

Lightly beat egg whites. Shape dough into 1" balls.

Step 8

Roll balls in egg white, then in pecans. Use thumb to dent the center of each ball.

Step 9

Bake in oven for 10 minutes at 350 degrees.

Step 10

Remove from oven and fill dent with caramel mixture. Combine chocolate pieces and shortening. Drizzle chjocolate over cookies.