Turtle Thumbprint Cookies - Chocolate pecans and caramel come together to form the most scrumptious cookie everyone will love!
Course Christmas, Cookies
Cuisine American
Prep Time 25 minutesminutes
Cook Time 12 minutesminutes
Total Time 37 minutesminutes
Author Rob
Ingredients
1cupflour
⅓cupcocoa powder
¼tspkosher salt
½cupunsalted sweet cream butter, softened
⅔cupsugar
1large egg
2tbspwhole milk
1tsppure vanilla extract
2cupspecans, chopped
12unwrapped caramel squares
1tspwater
Instructions
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 fluffy3. Beat in the egg, milk and vanilla until combined4.Gradually beat in the flour ingredients until combined5.Cover dough with plastic wrap and place into the fridge for 2 hours6.Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line cookie sheet with parchment paper7.Pour pecan chips into a medium bowl8.Using a small ice cream scooper, scoop out two tablespoon size of dough and roll into a ball9. Roll dough ball into the pecan chips until coated10.Place coated dough ball onto the cookie sheet11.Repeat steps with about 11-12 more cookies12.Using the back of a TBSP make an indent into the center of the dough13. Bake in the oven for 12 minutes14. Once timer goes off, press the TBSP into the cookies again and make a new indention15.Repeat steps with remaining dough16.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 water17. Microwave on increments in 30 second intervals until melted and smooth18.Using a tsp, fill the indentions in the cookies with the melted caramel19. Allow caramel to harden for an hour before enjoying