Chocolate Caramel Dream Cookies Recipes

CHOCOLATE CARAMEL DREAM COOKIES

Steps:

• Seperate egg. Cover and chill egg white until needed.Set egg yolk aside.
• In a large bowl, beat butter with an electric mixer for approx 30 seconds. Add sugar and beat well. Beat in the egg yolk, milk and vanilla until combined.
• In a med bowl stir together flour, cocoa and salt. Add flour mix to butter mixture and beat until well mixed. Cover and chill approx 2 hours( *I didn't do this and it still worked out well).
• Preheat oven to 350. Lightly grease cookie sheets. In a small saucepan combine caramels and whipping cream, heat and stir over low-medium heat until mixture is smooth .set aside.
• In a shallow dish beat the egg white. Place chopped pecans on another plate. Shape the dough into one inch balls and roll in egg white and then into pecans. Place on baking sheet approx 1 inch apart. Using your thumb make an indent in each cookie.
• Bake 10 to 15 minutes until edges are firm. Original recipe says 10 minutes but mine took 15. Remove from oven and spoon a bit of the caramel sauce into each cookie( reheat if necessary prior to spooning) Transfer to wire racks to cool.
• In a small saucepan melt the chocolate and the shortening together and then drizzle on top of each cookie.
• Makes approx 36 cookies. I made mine slightly bigger so it made less.

CHOCOLATE CARAMEL COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter, 1 cup sugar and brown sugar. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine flour, cocoa and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture just until combined. Stir in 1/2 cup pecans. , Shape dough by tablespoonfuls around each candy. In a small bowl, combine remaining pecans and sugar; dip each cookie halfway. , Place with nut side up on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375° until top is slightly cracked, 7-10 minutes. Cool for 3 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.

CHOCOLATE MINT DREAM COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar.
• Beat in chocolate and mint extract; gradually add flour.
• Stir in chocolate chips. Dough will be soft.
• Drop by Tbsp 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake at 375 for 6-8 minutes. Cool 4 minutes before moving to racks to cool completely.
• Combine icing ingredients and spread over cooled cookies; let set.
• In a microwave, melt drizzle ingredients, stir until smooth. Drizzle over cookies.

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE DREAM COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°.
• Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt in a small bowl.
• Beat butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar and vanilla extract in until creamy.
• Beat in eggs for about 2 minutes until light and fluffy.
• gradually beat in flour mixture.
• Stir in morsels.
• Drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake for 8-10 minutes or until cookies are puffed.
• Cool on cookie sheets for 2 minutes.
• Remove to wire racks to cool completely.