Caramel Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies
Easy and festive these Caramel Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies are a fun, flavorful and easy holiday cookie that is great for gift giving, devouring and everyone enjoys them.
Servings: 24 cookies
Calories: 174kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup flour
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1 egg separated
- 1 Tbs milk
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup pecans chopped
- 14 caramels
- 2-3 Tbs heavy cream
- 1/2 cup chocolate wafers or candiquik
Instructions
- In bowl whisk together flour, cocoa powder and salt, set aside.
- In stand mixer of with hand mixer beat together butter and sugar.
- Add in egg yolk, vanilla and milk and beat until combined.
- Add in your dry ingredients and mix until blended.
- Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- Add your chopped pecans to a bowl and set aside.
- In another bowl whisk your egg white until frothy.
- Grab your dough and roll into 1-1 1/2" balls, coat in egg white then dip in pecans coating entire ball.
- Place dough on prepared baking sheet and using a 1/2 tsp indent the centers.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, remove from oven and if needed using your 1/2 tsp and indent again.
- Set aside to cool.
- In microwave safe bowl melt together your caramel and cream and stir until smooth, spoon into cookies and let cool again.
- Lastly melt your chocolate candy melts or candiquik place in a small bag and cut the tip off so its small and drizzle over cookies, let harden before serving.
Nutrition
Calories: 174kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 19mg | Sodium: 103mg | Potassium: 38mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 150IU | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 0.5mg