Caramel Apple Bites

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup chopped unpeeled apple
• 1/3 cup evaporated milk
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1/3 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
• 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 (14 ounce) package caramels
• 2/3 cup evaporated milk
• green toothpick
• 1 cup finely chopped walnuts

Recipe

• 1 in a small saucepan, combine filling ingredients. cook and stir over medium heat until thickened; set aside to cool. in a bowl, cream butter and sugars. add egg, vanilla and salt; beat well. add flour; mix well. shape dough into 1-inch balls. flatten each ball and place 1/4 teaspoon filling in center of each. fold dough over filling and reshape into balls. place 1 inch apart on greased baking sheets. bake at 350°f for 12-15 minutes or until lightly browned. remove to wire racks to cool.
• 2 in a saucepan over low heat, cook caramels and 2/3 cup evaporated milk, stirring occasionally, until caramels are melted. insert a toothpick into each cookie and dip into caramel until completely coated. dip bottoms into nuts. place on wire racks to set.
• 3 makes about 3 dozen.