Caramel & Chocolate Thumbprints

• 1/2 cup Land O Lakes Butter
• 1 (12-ounce) package (2 cups) real semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 3 Land O Lakes Eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• Powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup thick caramel ice cream topping

1. Melt butter and chocolate chips in 2-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring occasionally, 6-8 minutes or until melted and smooth.
2. Remove from heat.
3. Cool completely.
4. Add sugar, eggs, vanilla and salt to chocolate mixture; stir until well mixed.
5. Add flour; stir until well mixed.
6. Cover; refrigerate 4 hours or overnight until firm.
7. Heat oven to 325F.
8. Shape rounded teaspoonfuls of dough into 1 1/4-inch balls.
9. (Dust hands with powdered sugar, if necessary.)
10. Roll in powdered sugar.
11. Place 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
12. Make indentation in center of each cookie with thumb or back of teaspoon.
13. Bake 10-12 minutes or until slightly firm to the touch.
14. Cool completely.
15. Press indentation again with thumb or back of teaspoon.
16. Fill each indentation with 1/2 teaspoon caramel ice cream topping.

butter, semisweet chocolate chips, sugar, o lakes eggs, vanilla, salt, flour, powdered sugar, caramel ice cream topping

Taken from www.landolakes.com/recipe/784/caramel-chocolate-thumbprints (may not work)