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Chewy Caramel Cookies
 
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes
Cook Time: 0 Minutes
Ready In: 0 Minutes
Servings: 24
Chewy cookies are topped with a piece of caramel candy for a perfectly decadent treat.
Ingredients:
25 pieces werther’s original chewy caramels, finely chopped or snipped with scissors
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup light brown sugar
1 (3.5 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix
1 tablespoon hazelnut chocolate spread (optional)
2 large eggs
1 cup cashews or hazelnuts, chopped (optional)
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375. In small bowl, combine flour and baking soda. In separate bowl, cream together butter, sugar, brown sugar, pudding mix and hazelnut spread until smooth. Beat in eggs until smooth. Gradually beat in flour mixture and mix just until fully incorporated. Fold in nuts.
2. Chill dough for 30 minutes. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto cookie sheet. Bake 7-8 minutes (cookie will be soft and just barely done). Cool on cookie sheet for 1 minute then remove to wire cooling rack. Immediately top each cookie with chopped caramels by slightly pushing caramel pieces into the top of each cookie.
By RecipeOfHealth.com