4.6 from 15 votes
Mexican Turtle Cookies
These chocolate, caramel, and pecan turtle cookies are given a delicious Mexican twist!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
23 mins
Servings: 28
Calories: 230 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter , room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons quality pure Mexican vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoons quality pure chocolate extract
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup quality cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground Mexican ceylon (or substitute regular cinnamon)
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup chopped toasted pecans
- 1/2 cup chopped caramels
- Extra chopped pecans caramels and pecans for topping the unbaked cookies
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.Cream the butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl. Add the eggs and beat until combined. Add the vanilla and chocolate extracts and beat to combine.In a separate bowl combine the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, cinnamon and cayenne. Beat the dry mixture into the wet mixture in three parts, beating after each addition just until combined. Stir in the chocolate chips, toasted pecans and caramels.Place rounded spoonfuls of cookie dough onto a lined cookie sheet. Place a pecan, caramel and a couple of chocolate chips on each mound. Bake for 8-10 minutes.Let the cookies cool on the cookie sheet for 2-3 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1cookie
Calories
230kcal
(12%)
Carbohydrates
31g
(10%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
11g
(17%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Cholesterol
30mg
(10%)
Sodium
118mg
(5%)
Potassium
120mg
(3%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
20g
(40%)
Vitamin A
229IU
(5%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
31mg
(3%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 28Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 230
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cookie | |
| Calories | 230kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 31g | 10% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Cholesterol | 30mg | 10% |
| Sodium | 118mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 120mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 20g | 40% |
| Vitamin A | 229IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 31mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.