Caramel Filled Chocolate Cookies

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 36
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 48 chocolate-covered caramel candies

Recipe

• 1 for the candies, dove with caramel are good.
• 2 beat butter until creamy. gradually beat in sugar and brown sugar. beat in eggs and vanilla.
• 3 combine flour, baking soda, and cocoa. gradually add to butter mixture, beating well. stir in 1/2 cup walnuts.
• 4 cover and chill at least 2 hours.
• 5 preheat oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c).
• 6 combine remaining 1/2 cup nuts with the 1 tablespoon sugar. divide the dough into 4 parts. work with one part at a time, leaving the remainder in the refrigerator until needed. divide each part into 12 pieces. quickly press each piece of dough around a chocolate covered caramel. roll into a ball.
• 7 dip the tops into the sugar mixture.
• 8 place sugar side up, 2 inches apart on greased baking sheets.
• 9 bake for 8 minutes in the preheated oven.
• 10 let cool for 3 to 4 minutes on the baking sheets before removing to wire racks to cool completely.