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Caramel-Pecan Snappers

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By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Dec 6, 2007
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Chocolate and caramel lovers will snap up these buttery-rich cookies quickly.

Caramel-Pecan Snappers

  • Prep Time 60 min
  • Total 60 min
  • Servings 36
  • Ingredients 13
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Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup shortening
  • 1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 egg
  • 1 3/4 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup chopped pecans
  • 36 caramels, unwrapped
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips (6 oz), melted, cooled
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, beat sugar, shortening, butter, vanilla and egg with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt.
  • Step 
    2
    Shape dough into 1-inch balls. On ungreased cookie sheet, place balls 3 inches apart. With greased bottom of glass dipped into sugar, flatten balls slightly. Press 1 teaspoon pecans onto each cookie.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake 9 to 10 minutes or until set but not brown. Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack.
  • Step 
    4
    In small microwavable bowl, microwave caramels and milk uncovered on High 2 to 3 minutes, stirring every minute, until smooth. Spoon caramel over cookies; top with chocolate. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.

Nutrition

150 Calories
7g Total Fat
2g Protein
20g Total Carbohydrate
12g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie
Calories
150
Calories from Fat
60
Total Fat
7g
10%
Saturated Fat
3g
14%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
10mg
3%
Sodium
80mg
3%
Potassium
70mg
2%
Total Carbohydrate
20g
7%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
12g
Protein
2g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
2%
2%
Iron
2%
2%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 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 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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