Chocolate Turtle Cookies
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Chocolate Turtle Cookies
Description
This recipe combines softened butter with granulated and brown sugar creamed together before adding eggs and vanilla. Cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt are mixed into the batter, followed by all-purpose flour, chocolate chips, and chopped pecans to create a hearty cookie dough. Rolling dough into balls and freezing for 30 minutes helps maintain shape during baking. Baking at 325°F results in a cookie with chewy texture and rich chocolate flavor contrasted by crunchy pecans.
After baking, warm caramel mixed with heavy cream is drizzled over the cookies, providing a sweet, gooey topping reminiscent of turtle candy. Cooling on a wire rack allows the caramel to set. These cookies serve well as indulgent treats or dessert additions.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened, salted
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 2 egg
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup cocoa powder unsweetened
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup milk chocolate chips
- 1 cup pecans chopped
- 14 baking caramels unwrapped
- 1 tablespoon heavy cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
- Cream together butter, sugar, and brown sugar using a stand mixer or hand mixer.
- Add in eggs and vanilla extract and beat until combined.
- Beat in cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Use a spoon or rubber spatula to stir in flour until combined. Stir in chocolate chips and pecans.
- Scoop out about two tablespoons of the cookie dough and roll into a ball and place on prepared pans. Repeat with remaining dough until you have 24 cookies. Place in the freezer for 30 minutes.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 12 minutes.
- Meanwhile, place unwrapped caramels and heavy cream into a microwave safe bowl. Place in the microwave for 30 seconds. Stir, and microwave again for 30 seconds. Continue until caramel is completely melted and smooth.
- Once the cookies are out of the oven drizzle with caramel and let cool completely on a wire rack.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 24cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 242 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 242kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 27g | 9% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 14g | 22% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Cholesterol | 36mg | 12% |
| Sodium | 164mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 82mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 17g | 34% |
| Vitamin A | 285IU | 6% |
| Vitamin C | 0.1mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 32mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
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