Peanut Butter and Chocolate Turtle Cookies

Name: Peanut Butter and Chocolate Turtle Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 2 h 25 min
Yield: 11 l
Ingredients: 1 large egg; ¾ cup SKIPPY Creamy Peanut Butter or SKIPPY Roasted Honey Nut Creamy Peanut Butter; ½ cup unsalted butter; ½ cup light brown sugar; ¼ cup granulated sugar; 1 tablespoon vanilla extract; 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour; ⅓ cup unsweetened natural cocoa powder; 1 teaspoon instant espresso coffee granules; ½ teaspoon baking soda; pinch salt; about 11 Turtles (homemade or storebought; try Nestle Turtles; salted caramel sauce

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Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Chill Time
2 hrs
Total Time
2 hrs 25 mins
Servings
11 l
Calories
558 kcal
Course
Baked Goods
Cuisine
American

Peanut Butter and Chocolate Turtle Cookies

Jade Rice

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Soft and chewy peanut butter chocolate cookies with a Turtle in the middle and drizzled with salted caramel. So darn good!

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Ingredients

Servings

1 large egg
¾ cup SKIPPY Creamy Peanut Butter or SKIPPY Roasted Honey Nut Creamy Peanut Butter
½ cup unsalted butter 1 stick
½ cup light brown sugar packed
¼ cup granulated sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
⅓ cup unsweetened natural cocoa powder
1 teaspoon instant espresso coffee granules optional but recommended
½ teaspoon baking soda
pinch salt optional and to taste
about 11 Turtles (homemade or storebought; try Nestle Turtles Hershey’s Pot of Gold Pecan Caramel Clusters, or Russell Stover Pecan Delights
salted caramel sauce for drizzling (homemade

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Instructions

To the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or large mixing bowl and electric mixer) combine the egg, peanut butter, butter, sugars, vanilla, and beat on medium-high speed until creamed and well combined, about 4 minutes.
Stop, scrape down the sides of the bowl, and add the flour, cocoa powder, optional but recommended instant espresso granules (doesn’t make the cookies taste like coffee; serves to intensify and bring out the chocolate flavor), baking soda, optional salt, and beat on low speed until just combined, about 1 minute.
Using a large cookie scoop, 1/4-cup measure, or your hands, form approximately 11 equal-sized mounds of dough, roll into balls, and flatten slightly. Even though cookies will spread in the oven, make sure dough mounds are wider than the Turtles; eyeball a Turtle prior to forming dough mounds to make sure.
Place mounds on a large plate or tray, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, up to 5 days. Do not bake with unchilled dough because cookies will bake thinner, flatter, and be more prone to spreading.
Preheat oven to 350F, line a baking sheet with a Silpat or spray with cooking spray. Place dough mounds on baking sheet, spaced at least 2 inches apart (I bake 8 cookies per sheet) and bake for about 9 to 10 minutes (for super soft cookies, longer for more well-done cookies), or until edges have set and tops are just set; don’t overbake which is easy to do with dark-colored cookies (I baked one batch for 11 minutes and after cooling they were too dry for my liking).
After removing cookies from oven, carefully add 1 Turtle to the center of each cookie, pressing it down slightly so it adheres. As you press down, cookies will likely develop a few cracks around the perimeter, this is okay.
Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet (I don’t use a rack) for about 10 minutes before drizzling with caramel sauce and serving.
Adapted from Reese’s Pieces Soft Peanut Butter Cookies

Notes

Storage: Cookies will keep airtight at room temperature for up to 1 week or in the freezer for up to 6 months. Alternatively, unbaked cookie dough can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days, or in the freezer for up to 4 months, so consider baking only as many cookies as desired and save the remaining dough to be baked in the future when desired.

Nutrition Information

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Serving 1 Calories 558kcal (28%) Carbohydrates 62g (21%) Protein 10g (20%) Fat 33g (51%) Saturated Fat 15g (75%) Polyunsaturated Fat 10g Cholesterol 49mg (16%) Sodium 231mg (10%) Fiber 3g (12%) Sugar 44g (88%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 11l

Amount Per Serving

Calories 558 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving	1
Calories	558kcal	28%
Carbohydrates	62g	21%
Protein	10g	20%
Fat	33g	51%
Saturated Fat	15g	75%
Polyunsaturated Fat	10g	59%
Cholesterol	49mg	16%
Sodium	231mg	10%
Fiber	3g	12%
Sugar	44g	88%