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Caramel Macchiato Thumbprints
- Prep Time 55 min
- Total 1 hr 25 min
- Servings 36
- Ingredients 11
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons instant espresso coffee powder or granules
- 1 tablespoon hot water
- 1 pouch (17.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ Sugar Cookie Mix
- 1/4 cup Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 egg
- 18 caramels (from 14-oz bag), unwrapped
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon shortening

Make With
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, dissolve coffee powder in hot water. Stir in cookie mix, flour, butter, vanilla and egg until very soft dough forms.
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Step2Shape dough into 1 1/2-inch balls. On ungreased cookie sheets, place balls 2 inches apart. Using thumb or handle of wooden spoon, make indentation in center of each cookie.
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Step3Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks.
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Step4In small microwavable bowl, microwave caramels and milk uncovered on High 1 minute to 1 minute 30 seconds, stirring once, until caramels are melted. Spoon 1/2 teaspoon caramel into indentation in each cookie. Cool 15 minutes.
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Step5In another small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips and shortening uncovered on High 1 minute to 1 minute 30 seconds or until chips can be stirred smooth. Drizzle chocolate over cookies. Let stand about 30 minutes or until chocolate is set.
Nutrition
120
Calories
5g
Total Fat
1g
Protein
17g
Total Carbohydrate
10g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Cookie
- Calories
- 120
- Calories from Fat
- 45
- Total Fat
- 5g
- 8%
- Saturated Fat
- 2 1/2g
- 12%
- Trans Fat
- 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 15mg
- 4%
- Sodium
- 75mg
- 3%
- Potassium
- 35mg
- 1%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 17g
- 6%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 10g
- Protein
- 1g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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