Thought I would share one of my favorite Christmas cookies, these are Yummy !Chocolate Caramel Thumbprints
1/2 cup butter softened
2/3 cup sugar
1 egg separated
2 tbls milk
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup flour
1/3 cup baking cocoa
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup finely chopped pecans
Filling
12 to 14 carmamels
3 tbls heavy whipping cream
1/2 semisweet chocolate chips
1 tsp shortening
In large mixing bowl cream butter, sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolk, milk and vanilla,Combined the flour cocoa and salt add to the cream mixture. Refrigerate for 1 hour or until easy to handle. Roll into 1 inch balls. Beat in egg whites. Dip balls into egg white and then coat with nuts. Bake at 3do for 10-12 minutes.
Filling in a saucepan melt carmels with cream over low heat. Stir until smooth. Using caramel mixture fill each cookie. In a microwave melt chocolate chips and shortning and drizzle over cookies.
2/3 cup sugar
1 egg separated
2 tbls milk
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup flour
1/3 cup baking cocoa
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup finely chopped pecans
Filling
12 to 14 carmamels
3 tbls heavy whipping cream
1/2 semisweet chocolate chips
1 tsp shortening
In large mixing bowl cream butter, sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolk, milk and vanilla,Combined the flour cocoa and salt add to the cream mixture. Refrigerate for 1 hour or until easy to handle. Roll into 1 inch balls. Beat in egg whites. Dip balls into egg white and then coat with nuts. Bake at 3do for 10-12 minutes.
Filling in a saucepan melt carmels with cream over low heat. Stir until smooth. Using caramel mixture fill each cookie. In a microwave melt chocolate chips and shortning and drizzle over cookies.
