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Chocolate Surprise Cookies
1 C butter, softened
1 C sugar
1 C firmly packed brown sugar
2 large eggs
2 1/4 C All purpose flour
3/4 C cocoa
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp vanilla
1 C chopped pecans, divided
1 tbsp sugar
1 (9-ounce) package chewy caramels in milk chocolate
Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add sugars, beating well. Add eggs, beating well. Combine flour, cocoa and soda; add to butter mixture, mixing well. Stir in vanilla and 1/2 C chopped pecans. Cover dough and refrigerate 1 hour.
Combine remaining 1/2 C pecans and 1 tbsp. sugar; set aside.
Gently press 1 tbsp cookie dough around each candy, forming a ball. Dip 1 side of cookie in pecan mixture. Place, pecan side up, 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375 degrees for 8 minutes. Cookies look soft.....let cool 1 minute on baking sheets; remove to wire racks to cool completely. Yield: 4 dozen
(from the Forest Gump-My Favorite Chocolate Recipes)