Salted Caramel & Pecan Thumbprints are a rich cookie rolled in pecans and filled with a decadent salted caramel frosting for a sweet dessert that is perfect for the holidays!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Christmas Cookies, cookies, Pecan Cookies, salted Caramel, thumbprint cookies
In a medium bowl, mix shortening, butter, sugar, egg yolk, and vanilla until smooth.
Combine flour and salt in a medium bowl and slowly add into the mixture.
Roll into one inch balls, dip balls into slightly beaten egg white, then roll into chopped pecans.
Arrange on a lined cookie sheet and indent the middle of each cookie gently with your thumb. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes.
Immediately upon removing the cookies from the oven, use your thumb to reinforce the indent in each cookie. Allow cookies to cool completely.
Caramel Filling
While the cookies are cooling melt the caramels in the microwave or over a double boiler. Mix the caramels with the whipping cream, powdered sugar, vanilla and sea salt. Mix until smooth.
Top each thumbprint with icing and store in an airtight container.
Freeze any extras the same day for the freshest cookies.
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Notes
*Recipe doubles and triples well for larger batches*