Chocolate Turtle Cookies Recipes

CHOCOLATE TURTLE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
• Cream together butter, sugar, and brown sugar using a stand mixer or hand mixer.
• Add in eggs and vanilla extract and beat until combined.
• Beat in cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.
• Use a spoon or rubber spatula to stir in flour until combined. Stir in chocolate chips and pecans.
• Scoop out about two tablespoons of the cookie dough and roll into a ball and place on prepared pans. Repeat with remaining dough until you have 24 cookies. Place in the freezer for 30 minutes.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 12 minutes.
• Meanwhile, place unwrapped caramels and heavy cream into a microwave safe bowl. Place in the microwave for 30 seconds. Stir, and microwave again for 30 seconds. Continue until caramel is completely melted and smooth.
• Once the cookies are out of the oven drizzle with caramel and let cool completely on a wire rack.

CHOCOLATE-CARAMEL TURTLE COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F (if using dark or nonstick cookie sheet, heat oven to 350°F). In medium bowl, soak pecans in water while making dough; drain well.
• In medium bowl, beat sugar, butter, vanilla and egg with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. On low speed, beat in flour and cocoa until dough forms.
• On ungreased cookie sheets, for each cookie, arrange 5 pecans to look like head and legs of a turtle. Shape dough by rounded teaspoonfuls into 1-inch balls. Place 1 ball on top of each group of 5 pecans, pressing lightly into pecans with palm of hand.
• Bake 7 to 10 minutes or until set. Immediately press 1 caramel gently onto top of each cookie; let stand 5 minutes to soften caramel. Use small spatula to flatten candy slightly. Remove cookies from cookie sheets to cooling racks.

TURTLE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Microwave butter on high until melted. Add chocolate chips and milk; microwave until chips are melted, stirring every 30 seconds. Stir in vanilla. Add flour; mix well. Stir in pecans and caramel bits., Drop dough by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake until edges are set, 7-9 minutes. Cool on pans 2 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., For icing, microwave chocolate chips and shortening on high until melted. Drizzle over cooled cookies. Store in an airtight container.

TURTLE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, mix cookie mix, butter, egg and flour with spoon until soft dough forms. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake 5 to 7 minutes or until light golden brown. Remove from oven; press chocolate in center of each cookie. Return to oven 1 minute. Remove from oven; immediately place 1 pecan half on top of chocolate. Press down slightly. Remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool 30 minutes.
• In small microwavable bowl, heat caramels and whipping cream uncovered on High 30 to 60 seconds, stirring once, until caramels are melted. Drizzle over cookies. Sprinkle with sea salt. Let stand about 2 hours or until set.

CHOCOLATE TURTLE COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine the flour, cocoa, and salt in a bowl. Set aside.
• In a mixer, combine the softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add the egg yolk, milk, and vanilla. Mix until just incorporated.
• Add the flour mixture, mix.
• Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate until chilled, about an hour.
• Whisk an egg white in a bowl, set aside.
• Place the chopped pecans in another bowl.
• Roll the dough into 1 inch balls and dip into the egg whites, then roll in the pecans.
• Place the balls on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
• Using a 1/2 teaspoons measuring spoon, press an indentation in the middle of each cookie ball to hold the caramel.
• Bake the cookies for about 12 minutes.
• Meanwhile, unwrap about 15 caramels and place them in a bowl with the heavy cream.
• Microwave for about 1 to 2 minutes, stirring occasionally, until smooth.
• When the cookies are done, re-press the indentation with the measuring spoon and fill the pocket with caramel.
• Let cool, completely.

CHOCOLATE TURTLE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or aluminum foil.
• In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
• In a small cup, dissolve the espresso powder in the vanilla extract.
• In the top of a double boiler over hot, but not simmering water, melt the coarsely chopped chocolates with the butter, stirring frequently until smooth.
• Transfer the chocolate mixture to a large bowl. Using a wire whisk, stir in 1/2 cup of the sugar. Gradually stir in the eggs. Mix in the remaining 1 cup of sugar and the espresso/vanilla mixture. Stir in the flour mixture. Stir in the chopped nuts and chocolate chips.
• Using a 1/4 cup measuring cup, drop the dough onto the prepared baking sheets, leaving about 2 inches between cookies. Insert 5 pecan halves around the bottom of each cookie to represent the "turtle's" 4 legs and head.
• Bake the cookies, 1 baking sheet at a time, for 10-12 minutes, or until the cookie's tops start to crack. Do not overbake; the cookies should be soft and fudgy.
• Cool the cookies on the sheets, set on a wire rack.
• Store in an airtight container for up to 5 days. These cookies freeze well.

CHEWY CHOCOLATE TURTLE COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Beat cake mix, Neufchatel and eggs in large bowl with mixer until blended. Stir in chocolate morsels and nuts.
• Drop rounded teaspoonfuls of dough, 2 inches apart, onto baking sheets sprayed with cooking spray. Gently press 1 caramel piece into center of each.
• Bake 10 to 12 min. or until cookies are slightly firm to the touch; cool 3 min. on baking sheets. Transfer to wire racks; cool completely.

CHOCOLATE CHIP TURTLE COOKIES RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine flour, baking soda and salt in a small bowl; set aside. Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla extract in large mixer bowl until creamy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in chocolate chips. Drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake for 9 to 11 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.
• Microwave caramels and cream in a small bowl, stirring occasionally, until smooth, 1 to 2 minutes. Drizzle caramel over cookies and sprinkle with chopped pecans.