Caramel-Pecan Cookies

A Betty Crocker betty-crocker-cookies recipe for Caramel-Pecan Cookies.

AmericanOtherEasy12 minBy Northstar

Ingredients

Servings
32
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine -- softened
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 8 vanilla caramels
  • 160 pecan halves (about 2 1/4 cups)
  • Chocolate Glaze -- (recipe follows)

Instructions

  1. 1

    Heat oven to 350º.

  2. 2

    Beat brown sugar, butter, water and vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon.

  3. 3

    Stir in flour and salt.

  4. 4

    Cut each caramel into 4 pieces with sharp knife.

  5. 5

    For each cookie, group 5 pecan halves on ungreased cookie sheet.

  6. 6

    Shape 1 teaspoon dough around each caramel piece to form a ball.

  7. 7

    Press ball firmly onto center of each group of pecans.

  8. 8

    Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until set but not brown.

  9. 9

    Immediately remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.

  10. 10

    Cool completely.

  11. 11

    Spread tops of cookies with Chocolate Glaze.

Tags

americanbetty-crocker-cookies
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