CHOCOLATE CARAMEL THUMBPRINTS
Covered in chopped nuts and drizzled with chocolate, these cookies are delicious and pretty, too. Everybody looks forward to munching on them during the holidays. -Elizabeth Marino, San Juan Capistrano, California
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 35m
Yield about 2-1/2 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 14
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 128 calories, Fat 8g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 17mg cholesterol, Sodium 55mg sodium, Carbohydrate 14g carbohydrate (9g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 2g protein.
CHOCOLATE CARAMEL THUMBPRINTS
These taste like Pecan turtles in a cookie! Who doesn't like chocolate with caramel and nuts? YUMMY!! Time does not include chill time.
Provided by RecipeNut
Categories Dessert
Time 30m
Yield 36 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Separate egg; set egg yolk aside. Cover and chill egg white until needed. Stir together flour, cocoa powder, and salt; set aside.
- In large bowl, beat butter with electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add sugar; beat until combined. Beat in egg yolk, milk, and vanilla. Beat in as much of the flour mixture as you can with mixer. Stir in any remaining flour mixture. Cover and chill about 2 hours or until dough is easy to handle.
- Preheat oven to 350°F In small saucepan, cook and stir caramels and whipping cream over low heat 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 to coat. Place balls 1 inch apart on greased cookie sheet. Using your thumb, make indention in center of each cookie.
- Bake about 10 minutes or until edges are firm. Spoon melted caramel mixture into indentation. (If necessary, reheat caramel mixture to keep it spoon able.) Transfer cookies to wire rack; cool.
- In another small saucepan, combine chocolate chips and shortening. Cook and stir over low heat until melted. Cool slightly. Drizzle cookies with chocolate mixture. Let stand until chocolate is set.
CHOCOLATE-CARAMEL THUMBPRINTS
Chocolate dough balls are rolled in chopped pecans, indented in the centers, then baked and filled with melted caramels for luscious elegant cookies.
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories Recipes
Time 1h29m
Yield Makes about 3-1/2 doz. or 21 servings, two cookies each.
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Beat butter and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add chocolate, egg and vanilla; mix well. Add flour; beat until well blended. Cover. Refrigerate 1 hour or until well chilled.
- Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Roll in pecans; press pecans gently into dough to secure. Place, 1 inch apart, on ungreased baking sheets. Make indentation in center of each ball with your thumb.
- Bake 12 to 14 min. or until lightly browned. Remove from baking sheets to wire racks; cool completely.
- Microwave caramels and milk in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 min. or until caramels are completely melted, stirring after 30 sec. Spoon evenly into centers of cookies; cool until set.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 170, Fat 9 g, SaturatedFat 3.5 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 20 mg, Sodium 60 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 2 g
CHOCOLATE CARAMEL THUMBPRINTS
Steps:
- Beat Butter, Sugar, yolk and milk together until well Blended. Sift Flour, cocoa and salt together- stir in to butter mixture. Chill 30 min or overnight. Shape into balls Beat egg whites with 2 tsp water. Dip dough balls in egg whites, then roll in chopped nuts. Place 2 inches apart on baking sheets, make thumb indent in each dough ball. Bake 10- 12 min Remove from oven and immediately press the centers again (use the handle of a wooden spoon) Cool the cookies Melt the caramels with the heavy cream and fill the centers of the cookies with caramel. Cool to set the caramel filling. Drizzle tops with melted chocolate. Do not skip this step - the drizzle helps to keep the caramel from sticking to other cookies
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