Salted Caramel Cookie Cups

Name: Salted Caramel Cookie Cups
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 3 dozen.
Ingredients: 1 package (17-1/2 ounces) sugar cookie mix; 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 1/3 cup butter, softened; 1 large egg; FILLING:; 6 ounces cream cheese, softened; 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips, melted; 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar; 36 caramels; 2 teaspoons coarse sea salt; 36 pecan halves, toasted

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 30 min. Bake:10 min./batch + cooling YIELD: 3 dozen.

When I brought these salty sweet cookies to a potluck, I overheard people talking about how wonderful they were. I'm not sure if it was the cookie, the caramel or the chocolate that they loved best.—Priscilla Yee, Concord, California

Ingredients

1 package (17-1/2 ounces) sugar cookie mix
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/3 cup butter, softened
1 large egg
FILLING:
6 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips, melted
1/3 cup confectioners' sugar
36 caramels
2 teaspoons coarse sea salt
36 pecan halves, toasted

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, combine cookie mix and flour. Beat in butter and egg until blended. Shape dough into 1-1/4-in. balls; press onto bottom and up sides of greased mini-muffin cups.
2. In a small bowl, combine cream cheese, chocolate chips and confectioners' sugar. Place a rounded teaspoon of filling in each cup. Press one caramel into the filling in each cup. Bake until edges are golden brown and caramel is melted, 9-11 minutes. Sprinkle with sea salt; top with a pecan half. Cool completely in pan on wire racks.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 159 calories, 8g fat (3g saturated fat), 15mg cholesterol, 194mg sodium, 22g carbohydrate (16g sugars, 0 fiber), 2g protein.

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