A little bit of sugar cookie. A little bit of cashew butter. A little bit of caramel. A little bit of chocolate. AND a little bit of sea salt in one awesome bite! What's not to love?
Bake-Off® Contest 47, 2014
Natalie Morales
Oakley, California
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1
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package Pillsbury™ Ready to Bake!™ refrigerated sugar cookies
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1 1/2
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cups chopped salted cashews
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1
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bag (11 oz) caramel bits
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1/2
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cup Jif® Creamy Cashew Butter
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1
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cup semisweet chocolate chips
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1
Heat oven to 350°F. Let cookie dough stand at room temperature 10 minutes to soften. Spray 24 mini muffin cups with Crisco® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray.
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2
In small bowl, place cashews. Coat each cookie dough round with cashews, pressing cashews lightly into dough. Place 1 cookie dough round in each muffin cup; press slightly. Bake 17 to 22 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Immediately press handle of wooden spoon in center of each cookie to make 1-inch wide indentation. Cool in pan 15 minutes. Loosen with tip of knife; gently remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
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3
In medium microwavable bowl, microwave caramel bits, cashew butter and 3 tablespoons water uncovered on High 1 minute to 1 minute 30 seconds, stirring once, until mixture can be stirred smooth. Spoon about 1 tablespoon caramel mixture into each cookie cup (cups will be full). Refrigerate about 10 minutes or until caramel mixture is set.
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Meanwhile, in small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips uncovered on High 1 minute to 1 minute 30 seconds, stirring once, until chips can be stirred smooth. Spoon and spread 1 teaspoon melted chocolate over top of each cookie cup; sprinkle with coarse sea salt. Refrigerate about 10 minutes or until chocolate is set. Store covered.
NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 220
- Calories from Fat
- 130
% Daily Value
- Total Fat
- 15g
- 22%
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- Saturated Fat
- 5g
- 25%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 160mg
- 7%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 20g
- 7%
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- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 13g
- Protein
- 2g
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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