Fantasy Chocolate-caramel Delights

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup flour
• 1/3 cup cocoa powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 16 caramels
• 3 tablespoons whipping cream
• 1 1/4 cups pecans, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips
• 1 teaspoon vegetable shortening

Recipe

• 1 in a large mixing bowl cream butter and sugar.
• 2 separate egg, reserve for later use add yolk to creamed mixture.
• 3 add milk and vanilla to creamed mixture, mixing well after each addition.
• 4 in a separate bowl combine dry ingredients and whisk to combine.
• 5 combine creamed and dry mixtures with electric mixer; beat until well combined.
• 6 wrap dough in plastic wrap and chill for 2 hours or until dough is easy to work with.
• 7 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 8 in a small sauce pan melt caramels into whipping cream over low heat.
• 9 stir until mixture is smooth; set aside.
• 10 slightly beat reserved egg .
• 11 shape dough into 1-inch balls.
• 12 roll balls in egg then in pecans.
• 13 place balls one inch apart on cookie sheet sprayed with vegetable oil spray.
• 14 using your thumb, make an indentation in each cookie.
• 15 bake for 10 minutes or until edges of cookies are firm.
• 16 spoon caramel into indentation.
• 17 move cookies to wire racks to cool.
• 18 melt chocolate chips and shortening; cool mixture slightly then place in a zip top bag.
• 19 when all cookies have been filled, clip tiny corner off of bag and drizzle chocolate over cookies.
• 20 let cookies stand until chocolate and caramel are set.
• 21 prep time does not include chilling time.