Chocolate Covered Caramel Surprise Cookies Recipes

CHOCOLATE SURPRISE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Combine flour, cocoa, baking powder and baking soda in medium bowl; set aside.
• Beat butter, brown sugar and 1/2 cup granulated sugar with electric mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy; beat in eggs and vanilla.
• Gradually add flour mixture and 1/2 cup pecans; beat well.
• Cover dough; refrigerate 15 minutes or until firm enough to roll into balls.
• Place remaining 1/2 cup pecans and 1 tablespoons sugar in shallow dish. Roll tablespoonful of dough around 1 caramel candy, covering completely; press one side into nut mixture.
• Place, nut side up, on ungreased cookie sheet. Repeat with additional dough and candies, placing 3 inches apart.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until set and slightly cracked. Let stand on cookie sheet 2 minutes.
• Transfer cookies to wire rack; cool completely.
• Place white chocolate chips in a small resealable plastic freezer bag; seal bag.
• Microwave at MEDIUM (50% power) 2 minutes. Continue microwaving in one minute intervals at 50% power until melted.
• Knead bag until chocolate is smooth. Cut off tiny corner of bag; drizzle chocolate onto cookies.
• Let stand about 30 minute or until chocolate is set.

CARAMEL FILLED CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Steps:

• Beat butter until creamy. Gradually beat in white sugar and brown sugar. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda, and cocoa. Gradually add to butter mixture, beating well. Stir in 1/2 cup walnuts. Cover and chill at least 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Combine remaining 1/2 cup nuts with the 1 tablespoon sugar. Divide the dough into 4 parts. Work with one part at a time, leaving the remainder in the refrigerator until needed. Divide each part into 12 pieces. Quickly press each piece of dough around a chocolate covered caramel. Roll into a ball. Dip the tops into the sugar mixture. Place sugar side up, 2 inches apart on greased baking sheets.
• Bake for 8 minutes in the preheated oven. Let cool for 3 to 4 minutes on the baking sheets before removing to wire racks to cool completely.

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-CARAMEL SURPRISE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line baking pans with Silpats (French nonstick baking mats); set aside.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter and sugars on medium speed for 1 minute. Beat in egg and vanilla. With the mixer on low speed, add the flour mixture and beat to combine.
• Use a 1 1/4-inch ice-cream scoop to form a ball of dough. Place a pecan in the dough, pressing lightly to secure. Place the dough pecan side down onto the prepared baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining dough and pecans.
• Using the back of a teaspoon or your thumb, create an indentation in the top of each cookie and fill with 1/4 teaspoon of chopped caramel. Bake until firm, about 15 minutes. Transfer cookies to a rack to cool completely.

CHOCOLATE-CARAMEL FILLED COOKIES

Steps:

• Make cookie dough as directed on package, stirring in flour with cookie mix. Shape about 1 tablespoon dough around 1 chocolate caramel candy, covering completely. Place 2 inches apart on Reynolds Parchment Paper lined cookie sheets. Bake at 375°F 10 to 12 minutes. Cool; place cookies on cooling racks.
• Microwave chocolate chips and milk uncovered on High 1 to 2 minutes or until melted, stirring until blended. Spoon glaze onto each cookie. Top with sprinkles. Let stand until glaze is set.