Salty Salted Caramel Shortbread Cookies
By
Vanessa "Nikita" Milare
@Kitkat777
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This is the 7th day of Christmas cookie.... MMMM Chocolte & Peanut Butter. Yummy....
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 c
- unslated butter, softened
- 3/4 c
- sugar
- 1 tsp
- vanilla extract
- 3 1/2 c
- all purpose flour
- 1 pkg
- caramels, unwrapped
- 2 Tbsp
- milk
- 4 oz
- semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 Tbsp
- butter
- 1 tsp
- coarse salt,
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How to Make Salty Salted Caramel Shortbread Cookies
- 1First pre-heat the oven to 350F. in a large bowl, beat 1 1/2 cups butter with the electric mixer on high speed until creamy. Then beat in the sugar & vanilla. Then on low speed add in the flour until well blended.
- 2Next divide the dough in half between 2 sheets of waxed paper. Then roll 1 portion of the dough to 1/4 inch in thickness. Then cut with a 2 1/2 inch round cookie cutter. Then place on an ungreased cookie sheet, place the cutouts about 2 inches apart. Then repeat with the remaining dough.
- 3Next bake for about 12 to 14 mins or until set & a light golden brown. Make sure not to over bake. Then remove from the cookie sheets & place on a cooling rack to completely cool.
- 4Then in a small microwaveable bowl, microwave the caramele & the milk uncovered on high for about 2 mins & 30 seconds. Make sure to stir every 30 seconds until melted & smooth. Then frost each cookie with about 1 rounded tsp. caramel mixture.
- 5Then in another small bowl microwavwable bowl melt the chocolate & 1 tbsp. butter uncovered on high for about 1 min & 30 seconds. Make sure to stir every 30 seconds untill melted & smooth. Then drizzle the chocoalte over each cookie & sprinkle with the salt. Then let stand until set.
