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    CHOCOLATE CARAMEL DELIGHTS


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    List of Ingredients




    1/2 cup butter, softened
    3/4 cup sugar
    1 egg, separated
    2 tbsps. milk
    1 tsp. vanilla extract
    1 cup flour
    1/3 cup Hershey's Cocoa
    1/4 tsp. salt
    1 cup finely chopped pecans
    1/2 cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
    1 tsp. shortening (do not use butter, margarine, spread or oil)
    Caramel Filling (recipe follows)

    Recipe



    Beat butter, sugar, egg yolk, milk and vanilla in medium bowl til blended. Stir together flour, cocoa and salt; blend into butter mixture. Refrigerate dough at least 1 hour or until firm enough to handle. Heat oven to 350. Lightly grease pan.

    Beat egg whites slightly. Shape dough into 1 inch balls. Dip each ball into egg whites; roll in pecans to coat. Place on prepared cookie sheet. Press thumb gently into center of each ball. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until set.

    Meanwhile, prepare Caramel Filling.

    Caramel Filling: In a small saucepan, combine 14 unwrapped light caramels and 3 tbsps. whipping cream. Cook over low heat, stirring frequently, until caramels are melted and mixture is smooth.

    Remove cookies from oven; press center of each cookie again with thumb to make indentation. Immediately spoon about 1/2 tsp. Caramel Filling in center of each cookie. Carefully remove from cookie sheets; cool on wire racks.

    Place chocolate chips and shortening in small micro-wave safe bowl. Micro-wave high 1 minute or until softened; stir. Allow to stand several minutes to finish melting; stir until smooth. Place wax paper under wire racks with cookies. Drizzle chocolate mixture over tops of cookies.
 

 

 

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