Chocolate Caramel Thumbprint Cookies

Total Time: 42 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened (no substitutes)
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 egg, separated
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup flour
• 1/3 cup baking cocoa
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 12 -14 caramel candies
• 3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 teaspoon shortening

Recipe

• 1 in a mixing bowl cream butter and sugar.
• 2 beat in egg yolk, vanilla, and milk.
• 3 combine flour, cocoa, and salt; add to creamed mixture.refrigerate 1 hour or until easy to handle.
• 4 roll dough into 1 inch balls. beat egg .dip balls into egg and roll in the nuts.
• 5 place 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheets.
• 6 make a 3/8 - 1/2 inch indentation in the center of each ball with the end of a wooden spoon (or your thumb!).
• 7 bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes. remove to cool on wire racks.
• 8 in a heavy saucepan, melt caramels with cream over low heat; stir until smooth.
• 9 using 1/2 tsp caramel mixture, fill each cookie.
• 10 melt chocolate chips and shortening in microwave; drizzle over cookies.