The creamy, soft salted caramel filling nestled in the middle of these sugar cookies is so good, you’ll never want to make thumbprints any other way.
More About This Recipe
- Thumbprint cookies get their name from the method that is required to make them—in most thumbprint cookie recipes, you use your thumb to create a small well in the center of the cookie that can be filled with caramel, jams, chocolate and other sweet fillings. In fact, thumbprint cookies are known as “Hollongrotta” in Sweden, which translates to “raspberry cave.” Thumbprint cookies can be served for any special occasion, and they are especially popular around the holidays for their ease, versatility and pretty appearance. Take these caramel thumbprint cookies, for example. You only need five ingredients to make them and they look beautiful piled on a cookie platter. We love serving these beauties at Christmas parties! Need to brush up on your cookie baking skills? Read this How to Make Cookies article for tips on how to decorate cookies, how to store cookies and answers to all of your burning cooking questions.
Salted Caramel Thumbprint Cookies
- Prep Time 35 min
- Total 1 hr 35 min
- Ingredients 5
- Servings 36
Ingredients
- 1 roll (16.5 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Sugar Cookie Dough
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 22 caramels, unwrapped (from 11-oz bag)
- 2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
- 1 teaspoon kosher (coarse) salt
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F.
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Step2In medium bowl, crumble cookie dough; stir or knead in flour until well mixed. (DO NOT EAT RAW COOKIE DOUGH AFTER COMBINING WITH FLOUR.) Shape dough into 36 (1-inch) balls. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased large cookie sheets.
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Step3Bake 11 to 13 minutes or until edges are set and light golden brown. Using back of round metal measuring teaspoon, make 1 1/4-inch indentation in center of each cookie. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets. Remove to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
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Step4Meanwhile, in small microwavable bowl, microwave caramels and whipping cream uncovered on High 1 to 2 minutes, stirring after 1 minute, until caramels are melted and smooth. Spoon about 1/2 teaspoon caramel into center of each cookie; sprinkle with salt. Let stand about 10 minutes or until caramel is set. Store covered in refrigerator up to 1 week.
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Nutrition
80
Calories
3g
Total Fat
0g
Protein
13g
Total Carbohydrate
9g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Cookie
- Calories
- 80
- Calories from Fat
- 25
- Total Fat
- 3g
- 5%
- Saturated Fat
- 1g
- 6%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 125mg
- 5%
- Potassium
- 15mg
- 0%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 13g
- 4%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 9g
- Protein
- 0g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
0 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; 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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