Salted Caramel Spritz Cookies

By á-47

Ingredients

• 3/4 Kraft soft caramels, unwrapped (18 caramels)
• 1/4 cup half-and-half
• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 3/4 tea. sea salt
• 3 cups flour
• cookie pres fitted with snowflake disc
• GLAZE
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 3 Tbsp. half-and-half
• sea salt, for sprinkling

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Combine caramels and half-and-half in a small saucepan. cook over medium-low heat stirring occasionally, until caramels are melted, about 8 minutes. Cool slightly.

In a large bowl, beat butter an sugar until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in egg an salt, the cooled but still fluid caramel mixture. On low speed, mix in flour. Add some dough to cookie press. Press cookies out onto ungreased baking sheets.

Bake for 10 minutes, until set and just beginning to brown around bottom. Transfer to wire racks to cool and repeat with remaining dough.

GLAZE: In a small saucepan, combine sugar and half-and-half. Heat over medium low heat until sugar is dissolved. Place wire rack with cookies over a baking sheet. Drizzle with glaze and sprinkle with salt. Let cookies dry until glaze is set before stacking or storing.