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I apologize for the number of cookies you’re about to eat.
Because you have to put these cookies in your cookie jar.
Today.
Tomorrow at the latest, but how you will wait that long, I don’t know. It’s like a cookie perfect storm–chocolate, caramel, cream, walnuts and graham cracker crumbs piled up in pillow-soft melt-in-your-mouth cookies. This is what dreams are made of.
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How to make Chocolate-Caramel Dream Cookies:
The Cookies
1 egg, separated
1/2 cup butter, softened
2/3 cup sugar
2 tablespoons heavy cream*
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder**
1/2 teaspoon salt
*You can use milk in place of cream.
**I used Hershey’s Special Dark unsweetened cocoa powder.
Separate egg white and yolk. Reserve the white in a little bowl in the fridge till later. In a large bowl combine softened egg yolk, butter, sugar, cream, and vanilla. Beat well. Add flour, cocoa powder, and salt. Beat again. The mixture will seem a little dry, but it’s really not. Scrape the dough off the beaters and put your hands in there, shaping the mixture into a ball. (It’s almost like pie crust dough–it might seem dry, but when you get your hands in there, you can feel the moisture in the dough. Mush it together.) Wrap and chill for at least an hour. (You can chill it longer if you need to, but you will have to let it soften up some when you take it out if you let it get too cold.)
Using a spoon, scoop pieces from the chilled dough to shape into approximately 1-inch balls.
Take out the chilled egg white. Add one tablespoon of water to the egg white and whisk. (I added a teaspoon of sugar to the egg white and water, too, but you don’t have to. I just couldn’t help myself.)
The Coating
1 cup finely chopped walnuts
1 cup crushed graham crackers
Combine walnuts and crushed graham crackers in a bowl. Dip each cookie ball in the egg white mixture and then roll in the walnut-graham cracker coating. Place coated cookie balls about two inches apart on greased cookie sheets. (You should be able to get all the cookies on two large cookie sheets.)
Use your finger or thumb to make an indentation in the middle of each ball.
Bake at 350-degrees for 8-10 minutes. Do not overbake. These cookies will stay nice and soft if you don’t overbake them.
Bake ALL the cookies before making the caramel topping. Leave cookies on cookie sheets to apply toppings.
The Caramel Topping
18 caramels, unwrapped
3 tablespoons heavy cream*
*You can use milk in place of cream.
Melt caramels and cream in a small saucepan, stirring frequently. Spoon topping into the indentation on each baked cookie.
There should be just enough left over for you to lick the spoon.
Finish adding the caramel topping to the cookies before melting the chocolate topping. (The chocolate must be used right away or it will mess up, so be ready with your caramel-topped cookies before you start melting the chocolate.)
The Chocolate Topping
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 tablespoon shortening
1 tablespoon heavy cream*
*You can use milk in place of cream.
Place chocolate chips, shortening, and cream in a small saucepan. Melt over low heat, stirring constantly. As soon as the chocolate is melted and the mixture is syrupy, remove from the heat and quickly mound over the caramel topping.
Give topping several minutes to set up before moving to a cookie jar or other container.
Then start eating.
Makes about three dozen. But you should tell everyone it makes two dozen so you can keep the first dozen to yourself. (I’m just trying to help.)
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May I use photo of cookies as my desktop photo? LOL just sayin
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Gonna definitley have to try them!
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Can I have a few from yours right now.
Can’t wait to get home to make them.
Plus my doctor has asked me not to use my right arm much .
Bicipal thrombosis ……. Why me ……….
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I have a great idea for your blog! When you cook or bake or make cheese you need to send samples to your loyal readers. Don’t you think that is an excellent idea? I could be your official “taste tester!”
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grace and peace,
julie
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Good gravy, Suzanne….you’re trying to kill us all!
Blessings to everyone!
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These look beyond fantastic.
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I think you need to start thinking about more kids….
This is my reasoning: your middle son must be in high school, so figure on him moving for work in a couple of years Your daighter and you can’t possibly eat all this yummy goodness….hence the need for a bigger family 
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these look decadent. why are you doing this to us???
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I also love the antique? plate you served them on. It reminds me of one my mom used to have.
Have a wonderful day – and don’t eat ALL the cookies in one day
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HOW do you stay so skinny?? I mean, I know you work out on the property ..but… I gained 6 pounds READING this!!!
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Just sayin’…..
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Dripping spoonfuls of caramel sweet followed with pools of chocolate over gently massaged rolls of cookie delirium. These aren’t Dream Cookies, they’re Sinful Bites!
Even the slow process borders on an Experience. Seriously, one cookie, two cookies, and who needs the DH? (just don’t tell him!).
[Whimper] I may not be able to help myself … because I knooooow I have caramel in the cupboard …. you are such a wicked woman and I’m so glad you understand women and chocolate!
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This will be my Valentines day treat for my sweet husband.
Much yummy thanks!
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I must go now and find something sweet. And then I’ll vacuum the entire house to take off all those calories I gained just looking at these scrumptious cookies. And eating something sweet.
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