Caramel Stuffed Snickerdoodle Cookies

And last on our cookie list this week was for my bestie's birthday!  She LOVES Snickerdoodles and I try to find different versions to make for her birthday. I've made Snickerdoodle Cupcakes with Cinnamon Swirl Frosting, Pumpkin Snickerdoodles and Mrs. Sigg’s Snickerdoodle Whoopie Pies. And Now I came across Caramel Stuffed Snickerdoodle Cookies on Yellow Bliss Road. 

I saved one cookie each for my boys and the loved them, my husband of course just wanted the caramel's .. lol. The only thing I came across was the caramel is nice a gooey out of the oven but after time it goes back to it's hard form. I doubled the recipe and as usual my cookies where a little on the LARGE side. I may need to invest in that scoop to make smaller perfect shaped cookies!

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 3/4 cup flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 18 caramels, unwrapped
• For Rolling:
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
2. In a large bowl cream together the butter and 1 cup of sugar. Add egg and vanilla and beat until blended.
3. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, salt, baking powder and cinnamon. Add to the wetingredients and mix well until a nice dough forms.
4. Mix 1/4 cup sugar and 1 Tbsp cinnamon together in a shallow dish and set aside.
5. Divide dough and roll into balls about 2 Tbsp in size. (Using a cookie scoop is very helpful for this). Flatten each ball of dough with the palm of your hand and place a caramel in the center. Wrap the dough completely around the caramel and roll into a ball again. Roll in the cinnamon sugar mixture and place on an ungreased cookie sheet about 2 inches apart.
6. Bake for 10-12 minutes. Cool on cookie sheets for a few minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack to cook completely.
7. Store in a tightly sealed container for up to one week. Do not refrigerate as it will harden the caramel.

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