Turtle Thumbprint Cookies – Chocolate pecans and caramel come together to form the most scrumptious cookie everyone will love!
Do you love the flavor combination of chocolate, pecans, and caramel? Then this recipe was made for you! Turtle Thumbprint Cookies have all the flavors of a classic chocolate turtle but in a cookie form.
Turtle Thumbprint Cookies are a perfect cookie for your holiday cookie exchange and Christmas cookie tray. Everybody loves the gooey caramel center. they are one of the first cookies to go.
The best part is they really are so simple to make. The hardest part is rolling them and that isn’t hard at all.
Ingredients
1 cup flour
1/3 cup cocoa powder
1/4 tsp kosher salt
1/2 cup unsalted sweet cream butter, softened
2/3 cup sugar
1 large egg
2 tbsp whole milk
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
2 cups pecan chips
12 unwrapped caramel squares
1 tsp water
Directions
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, and salt.
Using a standing mixer, beat together the sugar and butter until light and fluffy
Beat in the egg, milk and vanilla until combined
Gradually beat in the flour ingredients until combined
Cover dough with plastic wrap and place into the fridge for 2 hours
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line cookie sheet with parchment paper
Pour pecan chips into a medium bowl
Using a small ice cream scooper, scoop out two tablespoon size of dough and roll into a ball
Roll dough ball into the pecan chips until coated
Place coated dough ball onto the cookie sheet
Repeat steps with about 11-12 more cookies
Using the back of a TBSP make an indent into the center of the dough
Bake in the oven for 12 minutes
Once timer goes off, press the TBSP into the cookies again and make a new indention
Repeat steps with remaining dough
Once all cookies are bake, if you haven’t already, unwrap the caramels and place them into a microwave safe bowl with the 1 tsp of water
Microwave on increments in 30 second intervals until melted and smooth
Using a tsp, fill the indentions in the cookies with the melted caramel
Allow caramel to harden for an hour before enjoying.
Make these delicious Turtle Thumbprint Cookies for your family and friends today!!
- 1 cup flour
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder
- 1/4 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted sweet cream butter, softened
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 tbsp whole milk
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups pecans, chopped
- 12 unwrapped caramel squares
- 1 tsp water
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1.In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, and salt.
2.Using a standing mixer, beat together the sugar and butter until light and fluffy
3. Beat in the egg, milk and vanilla until combined
4.Gradually beat in the flour ingredients until combined
5.Cover dough with plastic wrap and place into the fridge for 2 hours
6.Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line cookie sheet with parchment paper
7.Pour pecan chips into a medium bowl
8.Using a small ice cream scooper, scoop out two tablespoon size of dough and roll into a ball
9. Roll dough ball into the pecan chips until coated
10.Place coated dough ball onto the cookie sheet
11.Repeat steps with about 11-12 more cookies
12.Using the back of a TBSP make an indent into the center of the dough
13. Bake in the oven for 12 minutes
14. Once timer goes off, press the TBSP into the cookies again and make a new indention
15.Repeat steps with remaining dough
16.Once all cookies are bake, if you haven't already, unwrap the caramels and place them into a microwave safe bowl with the 1 tsp of water
17. Microwave on increments in 30 second intervals until melted and smooth
18.Using a tsp, fill the indentions in the cookies with the melted caramel
19. Allow caramel to harden for an hour before enjoying
How many cookies does this recipe make?
Hi Stephanie 24-28 depending on how big you make the cookies.