Chocolate Turtle Cookies
Thick, chewy chocolate cookies filled with caramel bits, pecans and melty chocolate chips
Prep Time20 minutes mins
Cook Time10 minutes mins
Total Time30 minutes mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 18 cookies
Calories: 187kcal
- ½ cup butter softened
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- 1 large egg room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup, plus 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- ½ cup pecans coarsely chopped
- ¾ cup semi sweet chocolate chips
- ¾ cup caramel bits
Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg and vanilla.
Whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, salt and cornstarch. Add to the wet ingredients and stir to combine.
Gently stir in the pecans, chocolate chips and caramel bits. To make the cookies pretty reserve a few of the pecans, caramel bits and chocolate chips to press into the dough balls.
Chill the dough for at least 3 hours. Preheat the oven to 350 F. Roll the dough into 1 inch balls, press in extra pecans, caramel bits, or chocolate chips if desired. Bake for 9-11 minutes or until set.
Take care not to over-bake the cookies. They should look slightly doughy when they are taken out of the oven. Let cool on the cookie sheet for a few minutes and then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 187kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 23mg | Sodium: 179mg | Potassium: 179mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 176IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 2mg