Chocolate Salted Caramel Cookies
Description
Chocolate cookies filled with chocolate-covered caramel candies and sprinkled with salt are a sweet and salty food gift for the holidays.
Ingredients
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1 cup butter, softened
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1 cup white sugar
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1 cup packed light brown sugar
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2 eggs
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2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
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3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1/8 teaspoon salt
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48 chocolate-covered caramel candies (such as Hershey's® Kisses®)
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2 tablespoons white sugar
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1 tablespoon coarse salt
Directions
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Beat butter in a bowl with an electric mixer until creamy. Beat in 1 cup white sugar and brown sugar gradually. Beat in eggs and vanilla extract.
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Combine flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and 1/8 teaspoon salt in a separate bowl. Add to the butter mixture gradually, beating well. Cover dough and chill for 20 minutes.
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
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Press a small amount of dough around each caramel-filled candy. Roll into balls. Pour 2 tablespoons white sugar into a small bowl. Dip the top of each ball into the sugar. Place 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets. Sprinkle each cookie with some of the coarse salt.
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Bake in the preheated oven until edges are set, about 8 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheets. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.