Caramel-Filled Chocolate Cookies Recipe

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These yummy chocolate cookies have a tasty caramel surprise inside. With pecans on Top and a contrasting whit chocolate drizzle, they're almost too pretty to eat! —Deb Walsh, Cabery, Illinois

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Caramel-Filled Chocolate Cookies Recipe
  • Prep: 25 min. Bake: 10 min.
  • Yield: 30 Servings
25 10 35

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar, divided
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup baking cocoa
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1-1/4 cups chopped pecans, divided
  • 1 package (13 ounces) Rolo candies
  • 4 ounces white baking chocolate, chopped

Directions

  • In a large bowl, cream butter, 1 cup sugar and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa and baking soda; gradually add to the creamed mixture, beating just until combined. Stir in 1/2 cup pecans.
  • Shape a tablespoonful of dough around each candy, forming a ball. In a small bowl, combine the remaining sugar and pecans; dip each cookie halfway. Place nut side up 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets.
  • Bake at 375° for 7-10 minutes or until tops are slightly cracked. Cool for 3 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely.
  • In a microwave, melt white chocolate at 70% power for 1 minute; stir. Microwave at additional 10- to 20-second intervals, stirring until smooth. Drizzle over cookies. Yield: about 5 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (2 each) equals 256 calories, 13 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 32 mg cholesterol, 135 mg sodium, 33 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein.

Originally published as Caramel-Filled Chocolate Cookies in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2001, p109

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Reviewed on Dec. 12, 2009 by bexeez

Incredibly Easy and Fun to make! Easy clean up and most of the ingredients are already in your pantry! Recipe made enough to share and still left a few to keep to enjoy with my family!

 
 
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