Triple Chocolate Caramel Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 cups flour
• 1/2 cup baking cocoa
• 1 (12 ounce) package miniature semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup pecans, chopped and toasted
• 1 (12 1/2 ounce) bottle caramel ice cream topping
• 4 -6 ounces dark chocolate confectionary coating, melted

Recipe

• 1 in mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar.
• 2 beat in egg and vanilla.
• 3 combine flour and cocoa; gradually add to the creamed mixture.
• 4 stir in chocolate chips and pecans.
• 5 roll into 1-inch balls.
• 6 place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
• 7 using the end of a wooden spoon handle, make a 3/8-to 1/2-inch deep indentation in the center of each ball.
• 8 smooth any cracks.
• 9 fill each indentation half full with caramel topping.
• 10 bake at 350 degrees for 15-18 minutes or until caramel is very bubbly and the cookies are set.
• 11 cool for 5 minutes before removing to wire racks.
• 12 drizzle cooled cookies with candy coating.