Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Dark Chocolate Caramel Cookies


This recipe was found here, at She Wears Many Hats. Ok, not sure what caramel was used in the original but it must have been softer than what I used. I did it differently than the recipe and drizzled the caramel over the cookies instead of putting pieces in.These were good, but so sticky and hard to eat. It was like a hard gluey web over the cookies that got stuck behind your front teeth. Not cool. I like the cookie base and would try it again with some dark chocolate chips or nuts. I won't be playing with caramel for a while.

The dark cocoa powder is so black!

And makes a really beautiful contrast with the white of the flour.

The batter was very yummy.

 I mistakenly salted the cookies before they were baked, it wasn't as pretty but the effect was the same!

 The offending caramels.

 I burned the first batch I was melting.

Heat caramel in 15-30 second increments, stirring in between. If you burn the caramel, chip what you can out with a fork. Then put in some dish soap and fill the container with boiling water. Carefully use a long handled brush to disturb the caramel without touching the hot water.

Drizzled! Pretty but just too hard to eat. I'm glad I made a half batch. Cookie recipes, like soup, seem to be sized for an army.

I think these would be good stuck in some vanilla ice cream!

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