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Twix Thumbprint Cookies

Buttery shortbread cookies filled with gooey caramel and drizzled with chocolate. A candy-bar favorite for any holiday cookie tray.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Freeze/Set Time 25 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings: 20 cookies
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 160
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 3/4 cup salted butter softened
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 11 oz soft caramels unwrapped
  • 2 tbsp heavy cream
  • 1/3 cup milk chocolate chips melted

Method
 

  1. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
  2. Beat in egg and vanilla extract.
  3. Whisk flour and salt; mix into wet ingredients until just combined.
  4. Roll into 1-tablespoon balls, press a shallow indent, pinch closed any cracks.
  5. Freeze shaped dough 10 minutes.
  6. Preheat oven to 350°F. Bake plain dough balls 9-10 minutes, until just set.
  7. While warm, re-press the indent. Melt caramels with cream until smooth; spoon into each well.
  8. Let caramel set 15 minutes, then drizzle with melted chocolate.
  9. Let chocolate set fully before serving.

Notes

  • The indent goes in twice, once before the first bake, and deeper after, this is what keeps the caramel wells from overflowing.
  • Keep stirring the caramel and cream over low heat; it should look like glossy syrup, not grainy or stiff.
  • Nutrition is an estimate calculated from the ingredients and will vary with brands and portion size.