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This cookie recipe uses a great shortcut: melted store-bough caramels as a filling for the thumbprints. This sweet and salty combination is a new twist on the classic shortbread thumbprint. Make indentation in center of each cookie with thumb or end of wooden spoon handle.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook caramel-nut thumbprint cookies using 15 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Caramel-Nut Thumbprint Cookies:

1. Take 1 cup softened butter
2. Make ready 1/2 cup sugar
3. Get 1 tsp vanilla extract
4. Take 2 large eggs, seperated
5. Prepare 2 1/2 cup all purpose flour
6. Get 1/2 tsp salt
7. Get 1 recipe of caramel recipe ingredients are below
8. Make ready 2 cup finely chopped nuts, of your choice, I used a combination of almonds, peanuts and cashews, unsalted but mixed with 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
9. Get 1 FOR CARAMEL
10. Prepare 1 1/2 cup sugar
11. Take 6 tbsp water
12. Take 3 tbsp light corn syrup
13. Take 6 tbsp butter
14. Take 2 tbsp heavy whipping cream
15. Make ready 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

I used almonds because it is one of two nuts my husband will eat, but pecans would also be suitable for these Salted Caramel Thumbprint Cookies. Classic thumbprint cookies are a delicious holiday favorite, whether they're chocolate or red velvet. There won't be one crumb left. Turtle Thumbprint Cookies: Delightful chocolate nut thumbprint cookies with a caramel filling and chocolate.

Instructions to make Caramel-Nut Thumbprint Cookies:

1. Preheat the oven to 350. Line baking sheets with parchment paper
2. In a large bowl, beat butter, sugar and vanilla on medium speed until creamy, add egg yolks one at a time, beating after each addition.
3. In a small bowl, combine flour and salt. Gradually add to butter mixture, beating until combined. Shape dough into 11/2 inche balls
4. In a medium bowl whisk egg whites until frothy. Place nuts in a shallow bowl or plate. Dip dough balls into egg white, letting the excess drip off, roll in nuts, place on parchment lined baking sheet, 2 inches apart. Using your thumb or the back of a small spoon, gently make an indentation in the center of the ball.This is where the caramel will go later.
5. Bake for 10 minutes, remove from oven and press down on middle of cookie one more time,I used the back of a 1/4 teaspoon here since they are hot, be gentle. Return to oven until lighty browned 2 to 4 more minutes. Cool on pan 2 minutes then transfer to rack to cool compleatly. Fill centers with warm caramel and let stand until firm. Store in a airtight container.
6. FOR CARAMEL FILLING
7. In a large skillet, not non stick, stir together sugar, water and corn syrup. Cook, stirring occasionally,over medium heat for8 to 10 minutes until just honey colored. Remove from heat and add butter, stirring until melted. Stir in cream and vanilla extract until combined and smooth.Let cool about 7 to 10 minutes before filling cookies.
8. To fill carefully, with a spoon drizzle center of cookie to fill with caramel, let stand to cool and set.
9. TIP WITH CARAMEL Do NOT overheat only cook it to a honey color or it will cool to a hard consistancy. Make caramel after cookies are cool so they are ready for the warm caramel. Be careful, caramel is very hot to work with. Also you probably will have some leftover caramel, its great on ice cream!

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