Chocolate Caramel Cookies
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INGREDIENTS
  • 1 ½ c. butter, softened
  • 1 c. sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 t. vanilla
  • 3 c. flour
  • ½ c. baking cocoa
  • 1 pkg. (12 oz.) mini chocolate chips
  • 1 c. chopped pecans
  • 1 bottle caramel ice cream topping
DIRECTIONS
  1. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar.
  2. Beat in egg and vanilla.
  3. Combine flour and cocoa; gradually add in the creamed mixture.
  4. Stir in chocolate chips and pecans.
  5. Roll into 1 in. balls.
  6. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Using the end of a wooden spoon handle, make an 3/8 to ½ in deep indentation in the center of each ball. Smooth any cracks.
  7. Fill each indentation half full with caramel topping.
  8. Bake at 350º for 15-18 minutes or until caramel is very bubbly and the cookies are set.
  9. Cool for 5 minutes before removing to wire racks.
  10. Yield 6 dozen.