These caramel and nut filled cookies that are shaped to look like tiny treasure desserts are perfect for festive celebrations!
Hidden Treasure Cookies
- Prep Time 1 hr 15 min
- Total 1 hr 45 min
- Servings 48
- Ingredients 8
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 1/4 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup finely chopped nuts
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 12 caramels, each cut into 4 pieces
- Additional powdered sugar

Make With
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 400°F. In large bowl, mix 1/2 cup powdered sugar, the butter and vanilla. Stir in flour, nuts and salt until dough holds together.
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Step2Mold portions of dough around pieces of caramels to form 1-inch balls. On ungreased cookie sheet, place balls about 1 inch apart.
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Step3Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until set but not brown. In small bowl, place additional powdered sugar. Roll cookies in powdered sugar while warm. Cool completely on wire rack, about 30 minutes. Roll in powdered sugar again.
Nutrition
90
Calories
5g
Total Fat
0g
Protein
10g
Total Carbohydrate
4g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Cookie
- Calories
- 90
- Calories from Fat
- 45
- Total Fat
- 5g
- 8%
- Saturated Fat
- 2g
- 11%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 10mg
- 3%
- Sodium
- 45mg
- 2%
- Potassium
- 20mg
- 1%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 10g
- 3%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 4g
- Protein
- 0g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 2%
- 2%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
0 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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