Desserts

Chocolate-Caramel Thumbprints

photo by:kraft

Chocolate dough balls are rolled in chopped pecans, indented in the centers, then baked and filled with melted caramels for luscious elegant cookies.

time

prep:

15 min

total:

1 hr 29 min

servings

total:

About 3-1/2 doz. or 21 servings, two cookies each

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What You Need

1/2

cup (1 stick) butter, slightly softened

2/3

cup sugar

oz. BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate, melted, cooled

egg

1/2

tsp. vanilla

1-1/2

cups flour

2/3

cup finely chopped PLANTERS Pecans

KRAFT Caramels

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. Add chocolate, egg and vanilla; mix well. Add flour; beat until well blended. Cover. Refrigerate 1 hour or until well chilled.

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 min. or until lightly browned. Remove from baking sheets to wire racks; cool completely.

MICROWAVE caramels and milk in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 min. or until caramels are completely melted, stirring after 30 sec. Spoon evenly into centers of cookies; cool until set.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Cooking Know-How

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. Also to help minimize the spreading, make sure that the dough is well chilled before rolling into balls.

Storage Know-How

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

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Nessa1600

posted:11/4/2009

Made it for a work function. Most people seemed to enjoy them, but I wasn't all that crazy. Thought the carmel was too chewy. Presentation was nice though.

senecalynn

posted:2/21/2009

My mom and I made these for Christmas they are wonderful!

gymnast73

posted:12/3/2007

I tripled the recipe and put it in mini muffin tins. I used the small end of a melon baller to make the indentation for the caramel. Worked perfectly! Sold them at a bake sale! Thanks so much!!

kimberlysl

posted:6/24/2007

The caramel stays a little soft, but I have made this one a couple times and everyone keeps asking for more!

lirod

posted:12/19/2006

I found the cookies spread too much so I therefore used a mini muffin pan. I made a one inch ball, rolled in pecans, then cooked round. As soon as removed from oven, I used the stem end of a wooden spoon and made a perfectly round hole to hold the caramel. Taste great and will definitely make again.

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