Turtle Cookies

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  • Prep Time

    30 mins

  • Cook Time

    30 mins

  • Additional Time

    15 mins

  • Total Time

    55 mins

  • Servings

    24 cookies

  • Calories

    210 kcal

  • Course

    Dessert

  • Cuisine

    American

Turtle Cookies

Inspired by the chocolate, caramel, and pecan candies, these Turtle Cookies combine some of my favorite ingredients for melt-in-your mouth cookies filled with gooey caramel and milk chocolate . Recipe includes a how-to video!

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Ingredients

Servings

COOKIES

  • 1 1 cup unsalted butter softened
  • ⅓ cup granulated sugar
  • ⅓ cup light brown sugar firmly packed
  • 1 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 1 large egg yolk
  • 2 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • ¼ ¼ cup natural cocoa powder
  • ½ ½ teaspoon salt

CARAMEL FILLING

  • 30 30 soft caramels unwrapped
  • 6 6 Tablespoons heavy cream

TOPPING

  • ¼ ¼ cup coarsely chopped pecans
  • ¼ ¼ cup milk chocolate chips melted
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Instructions

COOKIES

  1. In a large bowl, use an electric mixer (or you may use a stand mixer) to beat together butter and sugars until light and fluffy.
  2. Add egg yolk and vanilla extract and stir well.
  3. In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, and salt.
  4. With mixer on low-speed, gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture until completely combined. Be sure to scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl. The dough will be crumbly at first but as you stir it will cling together. This is a dry, stiff dough by design.
  5. Once dough is clinging together, scoop and roll into 1 ½ Tablespoon-sized balls. Place on a wax-paper lined plate or baing sheet and use your thumb or the rounded end of a teaspoon to indent each cookie. Transfer cookies to freezer for 10-15 minutes to help keep them from spreading too much when they bake. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350F (175C).
  6. Once oven is preheated, place cookies on parchment paper lined baking sheet spacing at least 2” apart. Bake on 350F (175C) for 10-11 minutes. Immediately after removing from the oven, gently re-indent each cookie with the rounded back of a teaspoon (don’t use your thumb here, the cookies are hot!).
  7. Allow cookies to cool completely on baking sheet before filling. While they cool, prepare your caramel.

CARAMEL

  1. Combine caramel and cream in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir frequently until caramel is melted and mixture is smooth (alternatively you may do this in a microwave-safe bowl in the microwave, heating in 30-second intervals until melted).
  2. Spoon melted caramel into cookie indents, filling to the brim but taking care to not overfill. Immediately after filling, sprinkle pecan pieces over the caramel. Repeat until all cookies are filled.
  3. Drizzle cookies with melted chocolate. Allow caramel to cool and chocolate to harden before enjoying.
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Nutrition Information

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Serving 1cookie Calories 210kcal (11%) Carbohydrates 25g (8%) Protein 2g (4%) Fat 12g (18%) Saturated Fat 7g (35%) Cholesterol 35mg (12%) Sodium 84mg (4%) Potassium 65mg (2%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 15g (30%) Vitamin A 312IU (6%) Vitamin C 1mg (1%) Calcium 31mg (3%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 24cookies

Amount Per Serving

Calories 210 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving 1cookie
Calories 210kcal 11%
Carbohydrates 25g 8%
Protein 2g 4%
Fat 12g 18%
Saturated Fat 7g 35%
Cholesterol 35mg 12%
Sodium 84mg 4%
Potassium 65mg 1%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 15g 30%
Vitamin A 312IU 6%
Vitamin C 1mg 1%
Calcium 31mg 3%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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