Chocolate Caramel Cashew Chewies Recipes

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg. Combine flour and oats; gradually add to creamed mixture. , Press into a 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 15-18 minutes or until golden brown. , Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine caramels and cream. Cook over low heat for 4-5 minutes or until caramels are melted, stirring occasionally. Pour over crust. Sprinkle with chocolate chunks and cashews. , Bake for 8-10 minutes or until chocolate is melted. Cool on a wire rack before cutting.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a 9 x 13 inch pan.
• In a large bowl, beat brown sugar and butter until light and fluffy and then beat in egg.
• Stir in flour and oats and blend well.
• Press into prepared pan.
• Bake for 15- 18 minutes until light brown.
• In a medium saucepan combine caramels and half and half and cook over low heat until caramels are melted and mixture is smooth, stirring occasionally.
• Pour caramel mixture over baked crust.
• Sprinkle with cashews and chocolate.
• Bake an additional 8- 10 minutes or until chocolate is softened and caramel begins to bubble around edges of pan.
• Cool completely and refrigerate to set chocolate.
• Cut into bars.

Steps:

• Set oven to 375 degrees.
• Lightly grease a cookie sheet.
• Combine first 4 ingredients in a large bowl, (with mini chocolate chips, if using) stirring until smooth.
• Shape dough into 1-inch balls; roll in icing sugar.
• Place 2-inches apart on cookie sheets.
• Bake for 8-10 minutes.
• Cool 10 minutes on cookie sheets.
• Remove to wire racks.

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 325 degrees F; line cookie sheet(s) with parchment paper.
• Toast nuts until fragrant and brown. Cool.
• Beat egg whites one at at time, then continue beating while adding powdered sugar, cocoa powder, and salt. Add vanilla; beat 2 minutes on high speed.
• Fold in toasted pecans. Drop by heaping tablespoon on baking sheet 2-inches apart.
• Bake in the middle of the oven 15-18 minutes or until dry on surface but soft in the center when pressed. DON'T OVERBAKE. Cool. Store in an airtight container for 3 days, or freeze up to 1 month.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugars, baking powder and salt. Beat in the eggs just until combined. Fold in the cashews. Spread into a greased 8-in. square baking dish. , Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until top springs back when lightly touched. , In a small bowl, combine the topping ingredients. Spread over cake. Broil for 1-2 minutes or until bubbly and lightly browned. Cut into bars while warm. Cool on a wire rack.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In small microwavable bowl, microwave butter and bittersweet chocolate uncovered on Medium (50%) 1 minute, stirring after 30 seconds. Microwave 30 seconds longer or until butter and chocolate are melted and can be stirred smooth. Set aside to cool slightly.
• In medium bowl, stir together flour, granulated sugar, brown sugar and baking soda. Stir in egg, milk and cooled chocolate mixture until well blended.
• In ungreased 8-inch square pan, press half of dough. Bake 8 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in 1-quart saucepan, cook caramel topping and caramels over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until caramels are melted.
• Remove pan from oven. Carefully pour caramel mixture over partially baked base to within 1/2 inch of sides of pan. Sprinkle with cashews. Crumble remaining dough into small pieces and sprinkle over filling (some of filling will show). Bake 12 to 15 minutes longer or just until edges are set (do not overbake).
• In small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate candy bar pieces uncovered on High 30 seconds or until melted. Drizzle chocolate diagonally over baked bars. Cool completely, at least 1 hour. For bars, cut into 4 rows by 4 rows.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
• Line several baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Toast the pecans for between 5 and 10 minutes, stirring occasionally until fragrant and slightly brown.
• Remove from oven and let cool.
• In a large bowl, mix together the powdered sugar, cocoa powder, flour and salt.
• With an elextric mixer on low speed, beat the egg whites one at a time into the powdered-sugar mixture.
• Add the vanilla and beat for 1 1/2 minutes on high speed, scraping down the sides several times.
• Fold in the pecans and the chocolate until evenly incorporated.
• Drop the dough onto the baking sheets by heaping tablespoons, spacing about 2 inches apart.
• Bake the cookies, one sheet at a time, in the middle of the oven for 15 to 18 minutes, or until dry on the surface but soft in the centers when pressed.
• Reverse the sheet from front to back halfway through baking to ensure even browning.
• Slide the cookies, still attached to the parchment onto a wire rack.
• Let cool completely, then carefully peel the cookies from the parchment.
• The cookies can be stored in an airtight container up to three days or in the freezer for 1 month.

Steps:

• Prepare base: In a bowl, blend butter and brown sugar. Beat in milk, flour, and salt. Mix well.
• Spread mixture over bottom of a greased 13 X 9 pan. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a bowl, beat eggs. Stir in remaining topping ingredients.
• When baked layer is done, spread topping mixture over it. Return to oven to continue baking for 20 minutes longer.
• Mark into squares or bars while still warm. When thoroughly cooled, remove from pan.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Gradually beat in eggs, caramel topping and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in 1-1/3 cups chocolate chips and 3/4 cup cashews., Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake until edges are firm, 10-12 minutes. Cool on pans 5 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., In a microwave, melt remaining chocolate chips; stir until smooth. Drizzle over cookies; sprinkle with remaining cashews. Let stand until set.