Sunday, February 12, 2012
It’s been a long time since we’ve shared one of our Weekly Lunchbox Treats!
This week, we’re adding a bit of Valentine’s flair to the mix!
The kids were enthralled by the bag of Caramel-filled Herskey’s kisses that made its way into the house last week. So, I decided to come up with a special thumbprint cookie to incorporate the rest of the bag! Since we didn’t have quite enough kisses to finish our batch of dough, I also uncovered a bag of mini-kisses from the cupboard and used those in a heart-shaped riff on the original! After tonight’s simple Sunday supper, the kids tested them and approved!! Lunchboxes here we come!
Caramel Kissed Chocolate Thumbprints and Mini-Kissed Chocolate Hearts
Ingredients
- 1 c unsalted butter
- 1/2 c brown sugar
- 1/2 c sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tbs vanilla extract
- 2 c all-purpose flour
- 1/2 c cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 - 1 c coloured sprinkles, mini chips, flaked coconut, or sanding sugar
- 1 bag Hershey's Caramel Kisses unwrapped
- and/or
- 1 bag Hershey's/Chipits Mini Kisses
Instructions
- Heat oven to 375.
- Cream butter and sugar.
- Beat in eggs and vanilla.
- Gradually add salt, cocoa powder and flour until dough begins to form a ball.
- If dough is too soft to work with, refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Using your hands, roll the cookie dough into 1-inch diameter spheres.
- Roll the spheres in ramekins filled with coloured sprinkles, mini chips, or other delectables to coat.
For Caramel Kissed Thumbprints
- Place candy coated cookie-dough spheres on parchment lined pans.
- Press your thumb in the center of each sphere.
- Bake for 11-12 minutes.
- Make sure to unwrap your kisses before the cookies are finished baking!!!
- Remove pan from oven.
- Immediately press an unwrapped Hershey's Caramel Kiss in the center of each cookie.
- Cool on wire racks.
For Mini-Kissed Hearts
- Press each cookie-dough sphere between your hands to flatten to approx 1/2 in thick.
- Free-form the flattened dough into a heart shape.
- Use your index finger to indent each heart in 3 places.
- Bake hearts on parchment lined pan for 11-12 minutes.
- Remove pan from oven.
- Immediately press 3 chocolate mini-kisses into each cookie.
- Cool on wire racks.
HAPPY VALENTINE’S WEEK!
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