Description
Indulge in these decadent Turtle Cookies with a rich cocoa base, gooey caramel center, and crunchy pecan topping. Perfect for satisfying your sweet tooth!
Ingredients
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Dry Ingredients:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Wet Ingredients:
- ½ cup unsalted butter (softened)
- ⅔ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg (separated)
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Additional:
- 1 cup finely chopped pecans
- 20 soft caramel candies
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- ¼ cup semisweet chocolate chips (optional, for drizzle)
Instructions
- Preheat and Prepare: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet. Whisk flour, cocoa, and salt in a bowl.
- Mix Wet Ingredients: Cream butter and sugar, add egg yolk, milk, and vanilla, then mix in dry ingredients.
- Chill and Shape: Refrigerate dough, shape into balls, dip in egg white, coat with pecans, and make indentations.
- Bake: Bake for 10–12 minutes, press down indentations if they puff up.
- Prepare Caramel: Melt caramels and cream, spoon into cookies.
- Optional Drizzle: Melt chocolate chips, drizzle over cookies.
- Cool and Serve: Let cookies cool completely before serving.
Notes
- Use soft caramels for easy melting.
- Sprinkle sea salt over caramel for added texture.
- Store cookies in a single layer in an airtight container.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 19g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
