Chocolate-Caramel Thumbprints


1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, slightly softened*

2/3 cup sugar

3 squares BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Baking Chocolate, melted

1 egg

1/2 tsp. vanilla

1 cup flour

1/2 cup finely chopped PLANTERS Pecans

15 KRAFT Caramels

2 Tbsp. milk

BEAT butter and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add chocolate, egg and vanilla; mix well. Add flour; beat until well blended. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour or until well chilled.

PREHEAT oven to 350°F. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Roll in pecans; press pecans gently into dough to secure. Place, 1 inch apart, on ungreased baking sheets. Make indentation in center of each ball with your thumb.

BAKE 12 to 14 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from baking sheets; cool on wire racks.

MICROWAVE caramels and milk in microwavable bowl on HIGH 1 minute or until caramels are completely melted, stirring after 30 seconds. Spoon into centers of cookies. Cool until set.

Store cookies in single layers in an airtight container with sheets of wax paper between each layer to prevent the cookies from sticking together.

*For best results, do not substitute margarine for the butter in this recipe as it will cause the dough to spread excessively on the baking sheet as the cookies bake.

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