Caramel and Chocolate Chip Nut Cookies

Ingredients:

• 10 wrapped Milk or Dark Chocolate Caramels
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1/4 cup butter flavored shortening
• 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 TSP vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 TSP baking soda
• 1/4 TSP salt
• 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
• 1/2 cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips or Dark Chocolate Chips

Directions:

1. Cut each Caramel into quarters and freeze several hours or overnight.
2. Preheat oven to 350°F.
3. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
4. Beat butter and shortening in large bowl.
5. Add brown sugar, granulated sugar, egg and vanilla, beating until well blended.
6. Stir together flour, baking soda and salt—then add them to your butter mixture until thoroughly blended.
7. With heavy wooden spoon (batter is thick), stir in chopped caramels, nuts and chocolate chips.
8. Place 6 cookies (rounded, ¼-cup of dough for each) on each lined cookie sheet.
9. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until the edges of your cookies are lightly browned.
10. Once finished, place the cookie sheet on wire rack and cool about one minute then use the edge of a knife or spatula to push melted the caramel back to edges of cookie.