Dessert

Chocolate Caramel Thumbprints

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15 min

total time

1 hr 15 min

Makes 2 dozen cookies or 24 servings, 1 cookie each.

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What You Need

1/2 cup butter, softened

2/3 cup sugar

3 oz. Baker's Semi-Sweet Chocolate, melted, cooled

1 egg, separated

1 tsp. vanilla

1 cup flour

1 cup finely chopped pecans

15 Kraft Caramels

2 Tbsp. milk

Make It

PREHEAT oven to 350°F. Beat butter and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Blend in chocolate, egg yolk and vanilla. Add flour; mix well. Shape dough into ball; cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate 20 minutes or until slightly firm.

ROLL dough into 24 balls, each about 1 inch in diameter. Dip each ball in lightly beaten egg white, then in pecans, turning to evenly coat each ball. Place, 2 inches apart, on ungreased baking sheets. Use your thumb or the end of a wooden spoon to make a deep indentation in the centre of each ball.

BAKE 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove cookies to wire racks to cool. Meanwhile, melt caramels and milk in microwaveable bowl on MEDIUM 1 minute or until caramels are completely melted when stirred. Fill centres of cookies evenly with the caramel mixture. Refrigerate until firm.

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These turned out so well, very tasty. I changed nothing. They kept their shape. I used the end of a wooden spoon, for the caramel, before and after they came out of the oven. I used a teaspoon to poor in caramel. Would make these again!
posted by bobbeboop | on 12/17/2011

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I also found they just made a puddle in the pan, very tasty but not able to put caramel in as they were just thin flat cookies. Is it actually three squares of chocolate or e halves maybe?
posted by a cook | on 12/2/2011

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Just finished making this recipe and the first batch i rolled into balls and did a thumb indent and baked them for 10 minutes and they stretched out on the pan :S so the second batch i put more flour in and they still stretched out!!! And they didnt taste as good as i expected and were dry. Mine were alot darker then the photo!
posted by laurap702 | on 12/6/2009

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I have made a slightly version of these for years. I roll mine in fine unsweetened coconut and put some raspberry jelly in the hole. Sometimes I will color icing and fill the hole.
posted by a cook | on 12/2/2009

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These were absolutely delicious!! I couldn't keep from putting them in my mouth one after another. I don't enjoy pecans however, so I substituted with chopped almonds. MMM...what a treat!
posted by a cook | on 12/13/2008

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These cookies are fantastic! We omitted the nuts as I knew my kids wouldn't like them but they were still excellent!!! I will be making these again for sure!
posted by nrt | on 12/1/2008

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Delicious!! I made 2 batches of these cookies. The 1st batch was a bit messier than the 2nd. For the 2nd batch, I poked deep holes with my pinky finger, so there was not much caramel over-spillage. I did not find them dry at all! I'm sure they will be a big hit on Christmas day!
posted by a cook | on 12/24/2007

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Dough is a little dry, cracks some when putting in hole, need to moisten a little more somehow
posted by a cook | on 12/18/2007

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These were delicious and easy to make.
posted by a cook | on 3/27/2007

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I made this recipe for the holidays and I'll say big hit. Very easy to make and oh so good to eat too!!
posted by Katerina | on 1/25/2007