1 c Butter or margarine;
-softened
1 c Sugar
1 c Firmly packed brown sugar
2 lg Eggs
2 1/4 c All-purpose flour
3/4 c Cocoa
1 ts Baking soda
2 ts Vanilla extract
1 c Chopped pecans; divided
1 tb Sugar
2 pk (5.3-ounce) chewy caramels
-in milk chocolate
Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy; gradually
add sugars, beating well. Add eggs, beating well.
Stir together flour, cocoa, and soda; add to butter mixture, mixing well.
Stir in vanilla and 1/2 cup pecans. Cover and chill 1 hour.
Combine remaining 1/2 cup pecans and 1 tablespoon sugar; set aside. Gently
press 1 tablespoon cookie dough around each candy, forming a ball. Dip 1
side of cookie in pecan mixture. Place, pecan side up, 2 inches apart on
ungreased baking sheets.
Bake at 375 for 8 minutes. (Cookies will look soft.) Cool 1 minute on
baking sheets. Remove to wire racks to cool.
Makes 4 dozen.
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Yields
1 Servings