Caramel Filled Chocolate Cookies Drizzled With Chocolate

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons hazelnut-flavored liquid coffee creamer or 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 large egg, yolk and separated
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup flour
• 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup chopped pecans or 1 cup walnuts
• 12 caramels, unwrapped
• 1 tablespoon heavy cream
• 1/4-1/2 cup chocolate chips
• 1 tablespoon butter

Recipe

• 1 mix butter, sugars, egg yolk, creamer or milk.
• 2 and vanilla until light and fluffy.
• 3 combine flour, cocoa, salt and baking soda gradually add to flour mixture.
• 4 cover and chill, which has to be done or you`ll have flat cookies!
• 5 melt caramels with cream in micro wave of double boiler stirring till melted and creamy.
• 6 remove dough from refrigerator and roll into 24 balls.
• 7 dip into light beaten egg then roll into nuts.
• 8 place on a parchment-lined cookie sheets.
• 9 make indentations with thumb in center of each cookie.
• 10 pour in melted caramel and bake in a 350° oven for 10-12 minutes.
• 11 melt chips and butter in micro or double boiler.
• 12 drizzle on cooled cookies.
• 13 let firm up and enjoy!