Dulce De Leche (caramel) Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup light brown sugar
• 3 1/2 ounces instant butterscotch pudding mix
• 2 teaspoons hershey's dulce de leche syrup (or any liquid caramel syrup)
• 2 large eggs
• 14 ounces caramels, finely chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375.
• 2 in small bowl, combine flour and baking soda.
• 3 in separate bowl, cream together butter, sugar, brown sugar, pudding mix and syrup until smooth.
• 4 beat in eggs until smooth.
• 5 gradually beat in flour mixture and mix just until fully incorporated.
• 6 chill dough for 30 minutes.
• 7 drop by rounded tablespoonfuls cookie sheet.
• 8 bake 7-8 minutes (cookie will be soft and just barely done).
• 9 cool on cookie sheet for 1 minute then remove to wire cooling rack.
• 10 immediately top each cookie with chopped caramels by slightly pushing caramel pieces into the top of each cookie.