Caramel Apple Bites
photo by labarnes
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Yields:
-
36 cookies
ingredients
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Filling
- 1⁄3 cup chopped unpeeled apple
- 1⁄3 cup evaporated milk
- 1⁄3 cup granulated sugar
- 1⁄3 cup chopped walnuts
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Dough
- 1⁄2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
- 1⁄4 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1⁄4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
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Topping
- 1 (14 ounce) package caramels
- 2⁄3 cup evaporated milk
- green toothpick
- 1 cup finely chopped walnuts
directions
- In a small saucepan, combine filling ingredients. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened; set aside to cool. In a bowl, cream butter and sugars. Add egg, vanilla and salt; beat well. Add flour; mix well. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Flatten each ball and place 1/4 teaspoon filling in center of each. Fold dough over filling and reshape into balls. Place 1 inch apart on greased baking sheets. Bake at 350°F for 12-15 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.
- In a saucepan over low heat, cook caramels and 2/3 cup evaporated milk, stirring occasionally, until caramels are melted. Insert a toothpick into each cookie and dip into caramel until completely coated. Dip bottoms into nuts. Place on wire racks to set.
- Makes about 3 dozen.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
looneytunesfan
United States