Choco-Caramel Delights - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. or 1 stick butter or margarine, softened
2/3 c. sugar
2 Tbsp. milk
1 c. all-purpose flour
1/4 tsp. salt
Caramel Filling
1/2 c. Hershey's semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 tsp. shortening
1 egg, separated
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/3 c. Hershey's cocoa
1 c. finely chopped pecans

Preparation

In a small bowl, beat butter, sugar, egg yolk, milk and vanilla until blended.
Stir together flour, cocoa and salt. Blend into butter mixture.
Refrigerate for 1 hour or until firm. Heat oven to 350\u00b0.
Lightly grease cookie sheet.
Beat egg white slightly.
Shape dough into 1-inch balls.
Dip each ball in egg white; roll in pecans to coat.
Place 1-inch apart on cookie sheet. Press thumb gently in center of ball.
Bake for 10 to 12 minutes.