Triple Chocolate Turtle Cookies

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Triple Chocolate Turtle Cookies

Turtle Cookies rolled in mini chocolate chips and pecans then filled with creamy, silky caramel and drizzled with chocolate for triple chocolate heaven! This Turtle Cookies Recipe looks super impressive but is actually super easy to make!

157 kcal /serving 10 min Serves 30 Easy American

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter at room temperature (1 stick)
  • 2/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/3 cup light brown sugar, packed
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 tbsp milk
  • 1 tbsp molasses
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup (240ml) all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup cocoa powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1 cup (240ml) pecans roughly chopped
  • 14 soft caramel candies (I use Kraft)
  • 3 tbsp heavy cream
  • 4 oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips or baking chocolate
  • 1 tsp shortening

Preparation

Not specified

Cooking

  1. In a large bowl, mix together flour, cocoa, and salt; set aside.
  2. In a hand or stand mixer, beat butter until creamy, add sugars and beat until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
  3. Add egg, milk, molasses, and vanilla; mix until incorporated.
  4. Reduce speed to low and add flour mixture until just combined.
  5. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours.
  6. After 2 hours, remove dough.
  7. (Let sit for a few minutes if its too hard to work with.).
  8. Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
  9. Line baking sheets with nonslip mats or parchment; set aside.
  10. Mix together the mini chocolate chips and pecan pieces in a small bowl.
  11. Roll chilled dough into 1-inch (3cm) balls, then roll in chocolate chips/pecans, pressing them firmly into the dough.
  12. Place 10 balls per baking sheet (it makes a total of 30 cookies) about 2-inch (5cm) apart.
  13. Using a 1/2 teaspoon measuring spoon, make a slight indentation in the center of each dough ball.
  14. Bake for 10 minutes then let cool on the pan for 10 minutes before transferring to cooling rack.
  15. Once cookies are transferred to rack, gently re-press the indentations.
  16. While cookies are cooling, prepare the caramel filling by microwaving caramels and cream together in a small bowl until smooth, stirring every 30 seconds until melted, about 1-2 minutes.
  17. Fill each indentation with about 1/2 teaspoon of the caramel.
  18. To make the Chocolate Drizzle, microwave chocolate in a small bowl on 50% power, stirring every 30 seconds until melted.
  19. Stir in shortening.
  20. Transfer chocolate to a Ziploc bag, snip off a small corner and drizzle over cookies.

Plating & Serving

Not specified

Suggested Sides

Nutrition per Serving

157 Calories
1.8g Protein 2% DV
19.8g Carbs 7% DV
8.9g Fat 11% DV
1.4g Fiber 4% DV
14.3g Sugars
37mg Sodium 2% DV
16mg Cholesterol 5% DV
Diet Type Low Sodium
Health Labels Kidney Friendly Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Soy Free Fish Free Shellfish Free Pork Free Red Meat Free Crustacean Free Celery Free Mustard Free Sesame Free Lupine Free Mollusk Free Alcohol Free Kosher
Allergen Info Soy

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

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Recipe Details
Category dessert
Meal Type Dessert
Tags chocolate, cookies, sweet