Chocolate Caramel Treasures Recipes

Steps:

• Cookies: Cream butter, sugar, egg yolk, milk and vanilla.
• Sift in flour, cocoa and salt and beat on low speed until dough forms.
• Wrap in plastic wrap and chill at least 30 minutes or until firm.
• Roll dough into 1 T balls, coat with egg white, and roll in nuts.
• Place 1 1/2" apart on greased cookie sheets.
• Flatten centers of cookies with thumb, leaving a depression.
• Bake at 350°, 10-12 minutes or until slightly puffed but centers are still soft.
• Leave cookies on cookie sheet and immediately depress centers of cookies again (I use a wooden spoon handle end).
• Move to wire racks and cool.
• Filling: Microwave caramels and cream until melted and smooth.
• Use a spoon and fill the centers of partially cooled cookies and then cool completely.
• Chocolate Drizzle: Microwave chocolate until melted and place in resealable plastic bag.
• Make a small cut in one corner and drizzle a narrow bead of chocolate over the cookies.
• Chocolate will set in 30 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In heavy saucepan over very low heat melt 1 cup of the chocolate chips.
• Stir until smooth and cool slightly.
• Beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Blend in eggs, vanilla and melted chocolate.
• Add dry ingredients except powdered sugar.
• Stir in remaining chocolate pieces.
• Shape dough into 1 inch balls.
• Roll in powdered sugar, coating heavily.
• Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake 10-12 minutes.
• Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet.
• Remove to cooling rack and let cool completely.
• Store in airtight container.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees, grease or paper line 12 muffin cups.
• Place pecans in medium bowl, press brownies into pecans, coating well, place into prepared cups.
• Bake for 22-25 minutes or until edges are set, remove pan to wire rack, gently press 1 treasure into each brownie, cool completely, remove from pan.
• Microwave chocolate chips in small, heavy duty plastic bag on high power for 30 to 45 seconds;knead.
• Microwave at additional 10 to 20 second intervals, kneading until smooth, cut tiny corner from bag; squeeze to drizzle over brownies.

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl cream butter and brown sugar.
• Beat in vanilla.
• Combine the flour and baking powder,gradually add to the creamed mixture.
• Roll into 1 inch balls.
• Place 2 inches apart onto baking sheet,flatten slightly.
• Bake at 325 for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.
• Remove to wire racks to cool.
• Place one caramel on each cookie.
• Melt the chocolate chips and shortening.
• Drizzle over the cooled cookies.
• Sprinkle with the pecans.
• Let stand until firm.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F
• Knead the cookie dough with the flour until smooth.
• Divide the dough into 24 pieces.
• Roll each piece into a 1 x 1½-inch oval.
• Roll in the chopped pecans to coat, if desired.
• Place the cookies on an ungreased baking sheet and bake until golden, about 12-15 minutes.
• Remove from the oven, and immediately press one MILKY WAY®Chocolate Covered Caramel into the center of each cookie.
• Microwave DOVE® Brand Dark Chocolate in a plastic bag for 10-seconds, or until melted.
• Snip the corner tip of the bag and drizzle the chocolate over the cookies, if desired.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Spray a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray.
• In a mixing bowl, cream 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter and 1/2 cup sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add one egg and 1/2 teaspoons vanilla and beat well.
• Gradually add 1 cup flour, cocoa, and 1/8 teaspoons salt, mixing well after each addition.
• Spread mixture into 9x13 dish.
• In a mixing bowl cream remaining 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter and remaining 1/2 cup sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add remaining egg and remaining 1/2 teaspoons vanilla and beat well.
• Gradually add remaining 1 1/4 cups flour and remaining 1/8 teaspoons salt, mixing well after each addition.
• Gently spread over chocolate layer and bake until golden brown, about 15 minutes.
• Remove from oven and sprinkle chopped Andes mints over the top.
• Bake until chocolate begins to melt, about 1 additional minute.
• Spread melted chocolate over the top of the bars.
• Cool completely.
• Cut into 24 squares, and then cut squares into triangles.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Combine flour and baking powder; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. , Roll into 1-in. balls. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets; flatten slightly. Bake at 325° for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool., Place a half-caramel on each cookie. Melt the chocolate chips and shortening; drizzle over cookies. Sprinkle with pecans. Let stand until firm.