Carmelitas (Cookies)
Carmelitas (Cookies) recipe
Yield
36 servingsPrep
20 minCook
10 minReady
30 minIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| ½ | cup |
butter
or margarine |
|
| 1 | cup |
sugar
|
|
| 1 | each |
eggs
|
|
| 2 | ounces |
chocolate
envelopes, premelted |
|
| ½ | cup |
milk
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 2 | cups |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
baking powder
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| 1 | cup |
nuts
chopped |
|
| 36 | each |
caramels (candy squares)
(or 36 cherries) |
*
|
| frosting | |||
| 1 ½ | cups |
powdered sugar
|
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
light corn syrup
|
|
| 1 | envelope |
chocolate
premelted |
*
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
water
up to 3, hot |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 118 | ml |
butter
or margarine |
|
| 237 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 1 | each |
eggs
|
|
| 57.8 | ml/g |
chocolate
envelopes, premelted |
|
| 118 | ml |
milk
|
|
| 5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 473 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
baking powder
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 237 | ml |
nuts
chopped |
|
| 36 | each |
caramels (candy squares)
(or 36 cherries) |
*
|
| frosting | |||
| 355 | ml |
powdered sugar
|
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
light corn syrup
|
|
| 1 | envelope |
chocolate
premelted |
*
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
water
up to 3, hot |
|
Directions
In bowl mix butter, sugar, eggs, chocolate, milk, vanilla.
Mix in remaining ingredients to a soft dough, scraping bowl constantly.
Chill dough 1 to 2 hours.
Heat oven to 400℉ (200℃). Mold dough around caramel halves or cherries and place on ungreased baking sheet.
Bake about 7 minutes or until set.
Cool. Dip in frosting.
Frosting: In small bowl blend all ingredients.
Dip cooled cookies in frosting, allow to dry.
