I know, you’re thinking “this isn’t your normal reveal day for the Secret Recipe Club. What’s happening?” I get the pleasure of visiting two amazing blogs and making two delicious recipes this month. I know! Two! How lucky am I?!?!
1/3 + 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. baking soda
7 Tbsp butter
1 1/4 cups sugar
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
3 eggs
3/4 tsp. vanilla
3 oz. bittersweet chocolate, melted
(I think I converted everything okay.) For the caramel filling:
20 caramels, unwrapped
1 Tbsp. heavy whipping cream
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large mixing bowl, combine butter, sugar and cocoa powder until fluffy (about 4 minutes.) Scrape down the bowl and sides. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until well blended. Add vanilla. Add the cooled, melted chocolate and mix just until blended (about 30 seconds).
Mix flours, salt, baking powder and baking soda and add to sugar mixture. Mix well.
I used my totally handy Pampered Chef medium scoop to get them a consistent size.
Place on cookie sheet lined with parchment paper or a silpat and cook for about 8 – 10 minutes (until tops are puffed.)
Note: if you want a harder, crisper cookie, bake for an additional 7 minutes.
When the cookies are just out of the oven, use the back of a 1/2 tsp. measuring spoon and push a small well into the tops of each cookie.
Let the cookies sit for about 4 minutes to cool and then transfer to a wire rack.
Do you see the little “wells” on them?
Prepare caramel:
Melt caramel and cream in the microwave, stirring after each 30 second interval.
Pour a small amount of caramel into each cookie well.
I like this caramel rather than using ice cream topping. I like that it sets up so they can travel well and it doesn’t stay runny or sticky. Oh yeah, and it tastes awesome too =o)
Now try to not eat them all in one sitting =o) They were really good. My kids gave them the thumbs up which is huge. My kids are pretty picky when it comes to desserts.
Come take a look at all the other bloggers from Group A and see what they have created!
And don’t forget to come back on Monday to see Group B’s reveal!
Those are so cute!
they look delicious! I love the caramel on top
That dollop of caramel in the center makes these look so tempting.
Erin – you are a doll and very generous with your time. These are beautiful and I just about dropped my computer when I saw them this morning. Incredible!! What kind of light source are you using? I love the sheen on the caramels. I cannot wait to try them! Thank you for stepping in!
very cute and very inviting. These would make a great Christmas cookie
Yum, beautiful cookies! I know I’d eat them all!
Oh, my these look amazing and I have feeling that they’re incredibly addictive!
Those look delicious! Thanks for sharing the recipe!
Oh my word. Chocolate and caramel. And chewy! Gotta try these!
THose look delicious! Thanks for linking up to TGIF! See you next week,
Beth =-)
Yum, these cookies look fabulous!
Yummy! I could go for a few of these now!
oh yummy yummy!! I gotta make these!
These look absolutely delicious and beautiful!
Erin!!! please send me some of these! they look so good!
These look so good! love that caramel filling!
Thank you for the thumbs up Erin, and for baking from PAB. Sorry I’m so late. I only just got a linkback. Love the way your cookies look!