Sweet & Salty Caramel Crunch CHIPS AHOY!
Even if you're not a cookie baker, you can dazzle guests with these cookie desserts. Starting with a store bought cookie, these nutty caramel topped cookies are drizzled with chocolate for a simple but impressive result.
Prep time15 min
Total time1hr 5min
ServingsMakes 24 servings, 1 cookie each.
Ingredients
- 24 CHIPS AHOY! Cookies
- 20 caramels
- 2 Tbsp. butter
- 1 Tbsp. water
- ¼ tsp. ground cinnamon
- 2 cups lightly salted dry-roasted peanuts
- 2 cups miniature pretzel twists, coarsely broken
- 1 pkg. (4 oz.) semi-sweet baking chocolate
Preparation
- Heat oven to 300°F.
- Place cookies, top sides down, in 24 muffin pan cups sprayed with cookie spray.
- Microwave caramels, butter and water in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 min. or until caramels are completely melted and sauce is well blended, stirring after 30 sec. Stir in cinnamon.
- Combine nuts and crushed pretzels in large bowl. Add caramel sauce; mix well. Spoon over cookies in muffin cups. Use back of spoon to press nut mixture into cups to secure to cookie crusts.
- Bake 18 to 20 min. or until bubbly around edges and golden brown on tops; cool completely.
- Run knife around edges of cups to loosen cookies from sides of cups before removing from pan.
- Melt semi-sweet chocolate as directed on package; drizzle over cookies. Let stand until chocolate is firm.
Recipe Tips
- How to store
Store in tightly covered container at room temperature up to 3 days before serving. - Special Extra
Substitute 2 oz. white baking chocolate for half of the semi-sweet chocolate. - Substitute
Prepare using mixed nuts, chopping any large pieces of nuts before using as directed.
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Nutrition InformationNutrition Per Serving | |
|---|---|
| Calories | 220 |
| % Daily Value* | |
| Total fat 12g | |
| Saturated fat 3.5g | |
| Trans fat 0g | |
| Cholesterol <5mg | |
| Sodium 220mg | |
| Carbohydrate 26g | |
| Dietary fiber 2g | |
| Total sugars 12g | |
| Added sugars 10g | |
| Protein 5g | |
| Vitamin A | 0 %DV |
| Vitamin C | 0 %DV |
| Calcium | 2 %DV |
| Iron | 8 %DV |
| Potassium | 4 %DV |
| Vitamin D | 0 %DV |
