Caramel Stuffed Soft Gingerbread Cookies

• Vegetarian

• Produce

  • 2 tsp Ginger, ground

• Refrigerated

  • 2 Eggs

• Condiments

  • 1/4 cup Molasses

• Baking & Spices

  • 3 1/2 cups All-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp Baking soda
  • 1 cup Brown sugar, packed
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon
  • 1 tsp Cloves, ground
  • 2 tbsp Cornstarch
  • 24 Kraft caramels
  • 1 tsp Nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 2 tsp Vanilla extract, pure

• Dairy

  • 1 cup Butter, unsalted

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Description

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened (2 sticks)
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 3 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 2 Tablespoons Cornstarch
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 24 Kraft Caramels

Directions

• In the bowl of your stand mixer, cream together the softened butter and sugar for three minutes
• Add in the molasses and mix completely
• Crack in the eggs, one at a time, being sure to scrape down the sides as you go.
• Mix in the vanilla, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves until thoroughly mixed. Scrape down the bottom and sides of the bowl.
• Add the flour, cornstarch, sprinkle the baking soda and salt on the flour, and mix until just combined.
• Cover and chill in the fridge 30-40 minutes.
• While your dough is chilling, unwrap all of the caramels
• Preheat your oven to 350°F and line three baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Taking about 1/2-1 Tablespoon of dough, roll into a ball. Do the same with a second piece of dough.
• Stack the dough on each side of the caramels, firmly squeeze together so its pinched at the sides (as in the photo in the post above), and then roll into a ball.
• Place on a baking sheet two inches apart. (I fit eight per baking sheet)
• Bake for 9-10 minutes, until flattened, but puffy, and cooked through.
• Allow to cool completely on the baking sheet before removing, because if you do it sooner, the caramels could melt through the bottom on the cooling racks.