Salted Caramel Cookie Cups

Name: Salted Caramel Cookie Cups
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 3 dozen
Ingredients: 1 package (17-1/2 ounces) sugar cookie mix; 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 1/3 cup butter, softened; 1 large egg, room temperature; FILLING:; 6 ounces cream cheese, softened; 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips, melted; 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar; 36 caramels; 2 teaspoons coarse sea salt; 36 pecan halves, toasted

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4 Reviews

Total Time:Prep: 30 min. Bake:10 min./batch + cooling

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Priscilla Yee, Concord, California

Tested by Taste of Home Test Kitchen

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Updated on Mar. 23, 2022

When I brought these salty sweet cookies to a potluck, I overheard people talking about how wonderful they were. I'm not sure if it was the cookie, the caramel or the chocolate that they loved best.—Priscilla Yee, Concord, California

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Salted Caramel Cookie Cups

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Yield:3 dozen

Prep:30 min

Cook:10 min

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Ingredients

1 package (17-1/2 ounces) sugar cookie mix
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/3 cup butter, softened
1 large egg, room temperature
filling:

6 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips, melted
1/3 cup confectioners' sugar
36 caramels
2 teaspoons coarse sea salt
36 pecan halves, toasted

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Directions

1
Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, combine cookie mix and flour. Beat in butter and egg until blended. Shape dough into 1-1/4-in. balls; press onto bottom and up sides of greased mini muffin cups.

2
For filling, in a small bowl, combine cream cheese, chocolate chips and confectioners' sugar. Place 1 rounded teaspoon of filling in each cup. Press 1 caramel into the filling in each cup. Bake until edges are golden brown and caramel is melted, 9-11 minutes. Sprinkle with sea salt; top with a pecan half. Cool completely in pan on wire racks.