Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1 cup softened butter
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 7.4 oz Alpine Spiced Apple Cider Instant Original Drink mix -not sugar free- all 10 packets
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/8 teaspoon allspice
  • 3 cups all purpose flour
  • 14 oz bag Kraft Caramels

Instruction

  • In a small bowl whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and allspice
  • With your mixer, cream together butter, sugar, salt and all 10 packages of apple cider drink mix powder, until light and fluffy
  • Beat in eggs, one at a time
  • Add vanilla and mix well
  • Gradually add flour mixture to butter/egg mixture and mix until just combined.
  • Refrigerate for about an hour
  • Preheat oven to 350° F
  • Line cookie sheets with parchment
  • When you are ready to bake, unwrap your caramels
  • Scoop out cookie dough ball about the size of a tablespoon
  • Flatten the ball of dough slightly in the palm of your hand
  • Press the unwrapped caramel into the center of your dough and seal the dough around it, covering it completely
  • Place on parchment covered cookie sheets 2 inches apart
  • Bake 12-14 minutes, or until very lightly browned around the edges (see notes)
  • Once the cookies are done, slide the parchment off of the baking sheet right out onto the counter
  • Allow cookies to partially cool on the parchment
  • When cookies are cool enough to be firm but still slightly warm, carefully twist off of parchment and allow to finish cooling upside down on the parchment (see notes)