Chocolate Caramel Thumbprints Recipe

Chocolate Caramel Thumbprints Recipe.Covered in chopped nuts and drizzled with chocolate, these cookies are delicious and pretty, too. Everybody looks forward to munching on them during the holidays.

Chocolate Caramel Thumbprints Recipe

30 Servings
Prep: 25 min.
Bake: 10 min./batch
Yield: about 2-1/2 dozen.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 Eggland’s Best Egg, separated
• 2 tablespoons 2% milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup baking cocoa
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup finely chopped pecans

FILLING:

• 12 to 14 caramels
• 3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
• 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 teaspoon shortening

Directions

1. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolk, milk and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, cocoa and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Refrigerate, covered, 1 hour or until easy to handle.
2. Preheat oven to 350°. Shape dough into 1-in. balls. In a shallow bowl, beat egg white. Place pecans in a separate shallow bowl. Dip balls in egg white, then in pecans, patting to help pecans adhere.
3. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Press a deep indentation in center of each with the end of a wooden spoon handle. Bake 10-12 minutes or until set. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.
4. In a large heavy saucepan, melt caramels with cream over low heat; stir until smooth. Fill each cookie with about 1/2 teaspoon caramel mixture. In a microwave, melt chocolate chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Drizzle over cookies; let stand until set. Store in an airtight container.