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Caramel-Filled Chocolate Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
Canola oil or spray
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup cream cheese [not whipped]
1 cup white sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
2 egg whites
2 tsp vanilla
2¼ cups unbleached flour
1 tsp baking soda
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup powdered sugar
30 caramels, chocolate covered [such as Rolos] or plain
Directions:
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375º. Coat a thick cookie sheet or two with canola cooking spray.
With electric mixer, beat butter and cream cheese in mixing bowl until creamy.
Gradually add sugars and beat well.
Add egg and beat well, then add egg whites and vanilla and beat well again, scraping sides of bowl as you go.
In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda and cocoa.
On low speed, gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture in mixing bowl and beat until blended.
Put powdered sugar in a small shallow bowl.
Use a cookie scoop to scoop up dough [about 2 T] and drop into the bowl to coat with powdered sugar.
Place a caramel on top of dough ball and pick up with hands.
Wrap the dough completely around the caramel [dough shouldn't stick to your hands because of the powdered sugar], sealing edges well.
Place cookie on prepared cookie sheet and repeat with remaining dough and caramels placing them 2 inches apart on baking sheets.
Bake about 9 minutes or until underside of cookies are just starting to brown.
Remove cookies to wire rack to cool.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
30 large cookies

 

 

 

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