Caramel Thumbprint Cookies

Total Time: 31 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 11 mins

Ingredients

• 66 caramel filled hersheys chocolate kisses
• 1 (20 ounce) box brownie mix, family size (13x9-in. pan)
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder, hershey's
• 2 eggs
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 cup ground pecans (optional)
• 2 1/2 teaspoons milk

Recipe

• 1 remove wrappers from chocolates. lightly grease cookie sheets.
• 2 beat brownie mix, pouch of syrup, cocoa, eggs, oil and water in medium bowl until well blended. cover; refrigerate about 1 hour or until thoroughly chilled (dough will still be sticky).
• 3 heat oven to 350°f shape dough into 48 1-inch balls. (return dough to refrigerator if necessary or drop by rounded teaspoons onto wax paper-lined trays and refrigerate about 10 minutes.) roll balls in pecans, if desired. place on prepared cookie sheet; press thumb gently in center of each cookie. bake 9 to 11 minutes or until set. cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. cool completely.
• 4 place 18 caramel filled chocolates and milk in small microwave-safe bowl. microwave at medium (50%) 30 seconds; stir. if necessary microwave at medium an additional 10 seconds at a time, stirring after each heating, until chocolates are melted and smooth when stirred. spoon slightly rounded 1/4 teaspoon caramel filling in each indentation. lightly press chocolate in center of each cookie.