Chocolate Surprise Cookies
From brianna 15 years ago
- 10 minutes to make
- Serves 40
These delightful little cookies hide a sweet surprise
Ingredients
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour shopping list
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder shopping list
- 1/2 tsp baking powder shopping list
- 1/2 tsp baking soda shopping list
- 1 cup butter - softened shopping list
- 1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar shopping list
- 1/2 cup white sugar shopping list
- 2 eggs shopping list
- 1 tsp vanilla shopping list
- 1 cup chopped pecans - divided shopping list
- 1 pkg (9oz) milk chocolate coated caramels shopping list
- 1 Tblspn white sugar shopping list
- 3 squares (1oz each) white chocolate - coursely chopped shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees
- Stir together, flour, cocoa, baking powder & baking soda in a medium sized bowl - set aside
- In bowl of electric mixer, beat butter, brown sugar & the 1/2 cup of white sugar on medium speed until light & fluffy
- Beat in eggs & vanilla
- Gradually add flour mixture & 1/2 cup pecans
- Beat on low speed, scraping down the sides of the bowl occasionally
- Refrigerate the dough, covered, about 15 mins or until firm enough to roll into balls
- Place remaining 1/2 cup pecans & 1 Tblspn sugar in a shallow dish
- Flatten balls of dough & wrap each one around a caramel candy, covering completely
- Press one side into nut/sugar mixture
- Place nut side up on ungreased cookie sheets
- Repeat with rest of dough, placing 3 inches apart on cookie sheet
- Bake 10 - 12 mins or until set & slightly cracked.
- Let stand on cookie sheet 2 mins & then transfer to wire racks to completely cool
- Place white chocolate in a small resealable freezer bag & seal bag
- Microwave on medium for 2 mins
- Turn bag over & microwave on medium for 2 - 3 mins or until chocolate is melted
- Knead bag until chocolate is smooth
- Cut off tiny corner of bag & drizzle chocolate over cookies
- Let stand until chocolate is set - about 30 mins
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These look great! Thank you for visiting so many of my recipes today. I hope to return the favor tomorrow. I could not get on the computer all day, 4 yr old granddaughter thinks its her computer.... Have a great weekend!
tuilelaith
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these look great..my husband will love them... ^5
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These cookies look and sound absolutely wonderful! Have to try soon! Thanks for posting!
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