Caramel Apple Bites

18 ingredients
3 steps

Ingredients

  • Filling
  • 1/3 cup chopped unpeeled apple
  • 1/3 cup evaporated milk
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/3 cup chopped walnuts
  • Dough
  • 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
  • 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • Topping
  • 1 (14 ounce) package caramels
  • 2/3 cup evaporated milk
  • green toothpick
  • 1 cup finely chopped walnuts

Directions

  1. 1
    In a small saucepan, combine filling ingredients. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened; set aside to cool. In a bowl, cream butter and sugars. Add egg, vanilla and salt; beat well. Add flour; mix well. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Flatten each ball and place 1/4 teaspoon filling in center of each. Fold dough over filling and reshape into balls. Place 1 inch apart on greased baking sheets. Bake at 350°F for 12-15 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.
  2. 2
    In a saucepan over low heat, cook caramels and 2/3 cup evaporated milk, stirring occasionally, until caramels are melted. Insert a toothpick into each cookie and dip into caramel until completely coated. Dip bottoms into nuts. Place on wire racks to set.
  3. 3
    Makes about 3 dozen.

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