TWIX COOKIES

TWIX COOKIES Cookies 1 cup unsalted butter softened 1/2 cup cream cheese softened 1 cup white sugar 1 large egg 1 tsp vanilla extract 2 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp baking soda Caramel 40 kraft caramel cubes unwrapped 2 tbsp heavy cream Chocolate Ganache 1 cup milk chocolate chips 1/4 cup heavy cream 35% Preheat oven to 350F. Line three baking sheets with parchment paper. In a large bowl beat butter and cream cheese together until smooth, about 2 to 3 minutes. Add sugar, egg, and vanilla. Beat until fluffy, about 2 to 3 minutes. In a separate bowl stir together flour, salt, and baking soda. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and beat just until well mixed, about 30 seconds. Using a cookie scoop or measuring spoon, scoop out cookies in 1.5 tablespoon size. As each cookie is scooped, use your hands to roll it into a ball then flatten it into a patty about the size of the palm of your hand (be careful not to flatten these too thin). When flattened, these should be about 2 inches in size. Place unbaked cookies 2 inches apart on parchment covered baking sheets. Put into oven and bake for 9 to 12 minutes until cookies no longer look wet on top. You don’t want to over bake these. The cookies will be just slightly brown around edges. Remove cookies from oven and let cool while you make the caramel. To make the caramel, place all 40 unwrapped caramels and 2 tablespoons heavy cream in a medium glass bowl. Place in microwave for 30 seconds then remove from microwave and stir. Then put back into microwave for an additional 30 seconds and stir until caramels are completely melted. Spoon about a 1/2 tablespoon size of caramel on the top of each cookie. Drop the caramel on the top middle of each cookie then use a spoon to slightly push the caramel towards the edges to create a larger circle of caramel (not too close to the edges though as you don’t want the caramel to drip off the sides of the cookies). Place tray of caramel topped cookies into the fridge to chill while you make the chocolate ganache topping. In a medium glass bowl, heat heavy cream in microwave for 30 to 45 seconds just until boiling. Remove from microwave and immediately pour the milk chocolate chips into the heavy cream. Let sit for 5 minutes before stirring. Stir chocolate chips with heavy cream to completely melt the chocolate. Use a spoon to carefully drop about 1/2 tablespoon amount of melted chocolate onto the top middle of each cookie. Again using the spoon to push the chocolate more towards the edges but not too close or it will drip over edges. Chill cookies in fridge until chocolate is completely set. Cookies can then be stored as a flat layer in a sealed food storage container or bag at room temperature or in fridge.