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Alt text: A plate of turtle cookies with caramel centers, pecans, and chocolate drizzle on a white table.

Turtle Cookies

Rich chocolate cookies filled with gooey caramel, crunchy pecans, and a touch of sea salt.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Cooling Time 15 minutes
Total Time 42 minutes
Servings: 24 cookies
Course: Cookies, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 210
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 ¼ cups All-purpose flour
  • 1 cup Unsalted butter Softened
  • 1 cup Brown sugar Packed
  • ½ cup Granulated sugar
  • 2 large Eggs Room temperature
  • 2 teaspoon Vanilla extract
  • ½ cup Cocoa powder Unsweetened
  • 1 teaspoon Baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon Salt
  • 1 ½ cups Semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 20 pcs Caramel candies Unwrapped
  • 3 tablespoon Heavy cream
  • 1 cup Chopped pecans Divided
  • Sea salt flakes For topping

Equipment

  • 1 Stand mixer or hand mixer For creaming butter & sugar
  • 2 Mixing bowls Wet and dry ingredients
  • 1 set Measuring cups/spoons Standard
  • 2 Baking sheets Lined with parchment
  • 1 Cookie scoop Or tablespoon
  • 1 Microwave-safe bowl For caramel
  • 1 Cooling rack For setting cookies

Method
 

  1. Cream butter & sugars until fluffy
  2. Add eggs & vanilla
  3. Combine dry ingredients & fold in chocolate + pecans
  4. Scoop dough balls onto tray
  5. Bake at 350°F for 10–12 min
  6. Re-press indentations while warm
  7. Melt caramel + cream until smooth
  8. Fill cookies with caramel
  9. Top with pecans & sea salt, cool completely

Notes

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.