Chocolate Caramel Sugar Cookies

Total Time: 53 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 42
• 3 bakers unsweetened chocolate squares
• 1 cup margarine or 1 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup finely chopped nuts (optional)
• 1 (14 ounce) package kraft caramels
• 2 tablespoons milk

Recipe

• 1 microwave chocolate & margarine in large microwaveable bowl on high 2 minutes or until margarine is melted. stir until chocolate is completely melted.
• 2 stir 1 cup sugar into melted chocolate mixture until well blended.
• 3 stir in egg & vanilla until completely mixed.
• 4 mix in flour, baking soda, & salt.
• 5 refrigerate 30 minutes.
• 6 heat oven to 375°.
• 7 shape dough into 1-inch balls; roll in finely chopped nuts.
• 8 place on ungreased cookie sheets, & make an indentation in each ball.
• 9 bake for 8-10 minutes or until set.
• 10 remove from cookie sheets to cool on wire racks.
• 11 microwave caramels & milk in microwaveable bowl on high 3 minutes or until melted, stirring after 2 minutes.
• 12 fill centers of cookies with caramel mixture.
• 13 place 1 square bakers semi-sweet chocolate in a zipper-style sandwich bag.
• 14 close bag tightly.
• 15 microwave on high about 1 minute or until chocolate is melted.
• 16 fold own top of bag tightly and snip a tiny peice off 1 corner (about 1/8 inch).
• 17 holding top of bag tightly, drizzle chocolate through opening over cookies.