COOKIE COUNTDOWN: RECIPE #23 CARAMEL FILLED CHOCOLATE COOKIES

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Caramel Filled Chocolate Cookies
Original Recipe Yield 4 dozen

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 48 chocolate-covered caramel candies

Directions

1. Beat butter until creamy. Gradually beat in white sugar and brown sugar. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda, and cocoa. Gradually add to butter mixture, beating well. Stir in 1/2 cup walnuts. Cover and chill at least 2 hours.
2. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
3. Combine remaining 1/2 cup nuts with the 1 tablespoon sugar. Divide the dough into 4 parts. Work with one part at a time, leaving the remainder in the refrigerator until needed. Divide each part into 12 pieces. Quickly press each piece of dough around a chocolate covered caramel. Roll into a ball. Dip the tops into the sugar mixture. Place sugar side up, 2 inches apart on greased baking sheets.
4. Bake for 8 minutes in the preheated oven. Let cool for 3 to 4 minutes on the baking sheets before removing to wire racks to cool completely.

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COOKIE COUNTDOWN: RECIPE- #22 Raspberry Kisses recipe

With only a few ingredients, these seem like a snap to put out for the holidays. The kids can help make them!
Raspberry Kisses recipe

What You Need

48 NILLA Wafers

1/2 cup  (1/2 of 8-oz. tub) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese Spread

1/4 cup seedless raspberry jam or preserves

1 Tbsp.  powdered sugar

Make It

SPREAD 24 wafers each with 1 tsp. cream cheese spread; top each with 1/2 tsp. jam.
COVER with remaining wafers to make sandwiches.
SPRINKLE with sugar.

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Variation

Prepare using Reduced Fat NILLA Wafers and PHILADELPHIA Neufchatel Cheese.

Note

For crisper texture, serve immediately. Or for a cake-like texture, place in airtight container and store in refrigerator overnight before serving.

Note

Store leftovers in airtight container in refrigerator.