Disclaimer: I am not a baker. So, when my Salted Caramel Thumbprint Cookies turned out, no one was more surprised than me!  #SundaySupper put out the holiday cookie challenge and well you know us, we never met a challenge we wouldn’t try. After all, Midlife is about stepping out of your comfort zone and well baking from scratch is quite uncomfortable!  This recipe is easy. Very Easy. The cookies are melt-in-your mouth delicious with the perfect combination of sweet from the caramel with the sprinkling of sea salt. Truly a match made in cookie heaven.

Ingredients

  • 3 sticks unsalted butter at room temperature
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • Approx 12-14 oz soft caramel candies
  • 6 tablespoons heavy cream
  • Sea salt

Directions

  1. The Dough: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. With a hand mixer on medium speed beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy, add in vanilla. Turn mixer on low and slowly add in flour and 1/2 teaspoon salt and beat to together. Press dough together and then make 4 dozen 1 1/4-inch balls. Put balls on cookie sheets and press and press your thumb to make an indentation (hence the name “Thumbprint Cookie.”) Bake for about 10 minutes, removing cookie sheets from oven and re-press thumb prints. Put cookie sheets back in the oven for an additional 10 minutes until lightly browned.  Remove from oven and cool on wire racks. thumbprint cookie recipe ingredients
  2. The Caramel Filling:  Put  the caramels and heavy cream in a saucepan on low heat, continuously stirring until the caramels are melted into a smooth, creamy mixture is smooth. Spoon the warm caramel mixture into your “thumb print” in cookies. Sprinkle with sea salt. Note: If the caramel hardens before all cookies are filled just reheat on low. thumbprint cookie caramel filling
  3. Thumbprint Cookiesalted caramel cookies

 As an ordained “cookie sommelier” I wanted to share some of my favorite cookie recipes from some of my blogger friends!

What’s your favorite cookie recipe?

 

 

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