Dessert

chocolate caramel thumbprints is for Dessert, Snack.

chocolate caramel thumbprints takes 30 minutes to prepare.

chocolate caramel thumbprints takes 10 minutes to cook.

chocolate caramel thumbprints makes 40 servings.

The ingredients for chocolate caramel thumbprints are:

1 egg
1/2 cup butter, softened
2/3 cups sugar
2 tbs milk
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup all purpose flour
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 tsp salt
16 vanilla caramels, unwrapped
3 tbs whipping cream
1 1/4 cup finely chopped pecans
1/2 cup semi sweet chocolate pieces
1 tsp shortening

Here is how you make chocolate caramel thumbprints:

1. seperate egg. place yolk and white in seperate bowls. cover and chill egg white until needed. In a large mixing bowl beat butter with an electric mixer for 30 seconds. Add sugar and beat well. Beat in egg yolk, milk, and vanilla.2.In another bowl stir together flour, cocoa powder, and salt. Add flour mixture to butter mixture and beat until well combined. Wrap the cookie dough in a plastic wrap and chill about 2 hours or until easy to handle.3 . preheat oven to 350F lightly grease a cookie sheet. In a small sauce pan heat and stir caramels and whipping cream over low heat until mixture is smooth. set aside. 4 Slightly beat reserved egg white. Shape the dough into 1 inch balls. Toll the balls in the egg white, then in pecans to coat. Place 1 inch apart on prepared cookie sheet. Using your thumb make an indention in center of each cookie.5. Bake about 10 minuters or until edges are firm. Remove from over and repress centers if needed. Spoon melted caramel mixture into cookie centers. Transfer to wire rack and allow time to cool.6. In another small sauce pan heat and stir the chocolate pieces and shortening over low heat until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth. Let cool slightly. Drizzle chocolate mixture over the tops of cookies and let it set until chocolate is setNumber of Servings: 40Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CHERRIES70313.

The nutritional information for chocolate caramel thumbprints is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 40
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 98.9

• Total Fat: 6.3 g
• Cholesterol: 7.7 mg
• Sodium: 79.6 mg
• Total Carbs: 12.3 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.5 g
• Protein: 1.2 g