Ingredients: |
Ingredients: 1 egg
½ cup butter, softened
2/3 cup sugar
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
¼ teaspoon salt
16 vanilla caramels, unwrapped
3 tablespoons whipping cream
1 ¼ cup finely chopped pecans
½ cup semisweet chocolate pieces
1 teaspoon shortening
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Directions: |
Directions:1. Separate egg. Cover and chill egg white until needed. Set yolk aside.
2. In a large bowl, beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add sugar and beat well. Beat in egg yolk, milk, and vanilla.
3. In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, cocoa powder and salt. Add flour mixture to the butter mixture; beat until well mixed. Wrap cookie dough in plastic wrap; chill about 2 hours or until easy to handle.
4. Preheat oven to 350F. Lightly grease cookie sheets; set aside. In a small saucepan, combine caramels and whipping cream; heat and stir over low heat until mixture is smooth. Set aside.
5. Beat the egg white with a fork. Place egg white in a shallow dish. Place pecans in another shallow dish. Shape dough into 1 –inch balls. Rolls balls in egg white; roll in nuts to coat. Place balls 1 inch apart on prepared cookie sheets. Using your thumb, make an indentation in the center of each ball.
6. Bake about 10 minutes or until edges are firm. Spoon some of the melted caramel mixture into indentations of each cookie. Transfer cookies to wire rack and cool.
7. In another small saucepan, combine chocolate pieces and shortening; heat and stir over low heat until melted and smooth. Let cool slightly. Drizzle cookies with chocolate mixture. Let stand until chocolate is set. º |
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