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Caramel Apple Cookies

My fun little chocolate chip cookies will be a hit with kids and adults alike. You can coat the caramel with your favorite type of nut, sprinkles or mini chips. I am often requested to brings these to parties.—Tammy Daniels, Batavia, Ohio

48 ServingsPrep: 40 min. Bake 10 min./batch + standing

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
48 round toothpicks
1 package (11 ounces) Kraft caramel bits
2 tablespoons water
1 cup finely chopped pecans

Directions

In a large bowl, cream the butter, sugars and salt until light and
fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Gradually add flour and mix well.
Stir in chips.
Shape into 1-in. balls; place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets.
Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until set. Immediately insert
a round toothpick in center of each cookie. Remove to wire racks to
cool completely.
In a small saucepan, combine caramels and water. Cook and stir over
medium-low heat until smooth. Holding a cookie by the toothpick, dip
cookie in caramel mixture, turning to coat. Allow excess to drip

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Caramel Apple Cookies (continued)

Directions (continued)

off. Immediately dip the bottom and sides in pecans.
Place on waxed paper. Repeat with remaining cookies, caramel mixture
and pecans. Let stand until set. Yield: 4 dozen.

Nutrition Facts: 1 cookie equals 91 calories, 5 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 10 mg cholesterol, 44 mg sodium, 12 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein.