Caramel Pecan Treasures Recipe

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Fancy-looking cookies like these may take some time to prepare, but family and friends will surely be impressed! No one can resist the shortbread cookie, caramel filling and melted chocolate top sprinkled with pecans.

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Caramel Pecan Treasures Recipe
  • Prep: 25 min. + standing Bake: 15 min./batch + cooling
  • Yield: 30 Servings
25 15 40

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 30 caramels, halved and flattened
  • 2 cups (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1 tablespoon shortening
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans

Directions

  • In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Combine flour and baking powder; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well.
  • Roll into 1-in. balls. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets; flatten slightly. Bake at 325° for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.
  • Place a half-caramel on each cookie. Melt the chocolate chips and shortening; drizzle over cookies. Sprinkle with pecans. Let stand until firm. Yield: 5 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 2 cookies equals 211 calories, 12 g fat (7 g saturated fat), 17 mg cholesterol, 97 mg sodium, 26 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Caramel Pecan Treasures in Best of Country Cookies , p58

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