Chocolate Turtle Cookies
Updated March 26, 2019
Chocolate calories don’t count during Valentine’s Day week…or should we go with month:) I’m going with month because I still have Chocolate Turtle Cookies sitting on my counter and a box of chocolates to eat. I probably won’t eat the box of chocolates though. I will take a bite out of every one:)
My dad used to bring home a giant box of chocolates for Valentine’s Day every year, for my brother, sister, and I to share. I wanted to make sure I got the first pick, so I would sneak the box into my room and take a bite out of every single chocolate. My brother and sister would get so mad at me. They didn’t want to eat the chocolates after I had nibbled on them. I never would eat the entire box, I just wanted a little taste of all of them:)
I can’t just take a bite of these Chocolate Turtle Cookies. One bite leads to another and another. Cookies are my weakness…or should I say strength:)
These cookies are rich, rich, rich! Chocolate dough with chocolate chips, pecans, and a caramel bits. Do I even need to say anything else? Yes, I do, because I didn’t stop there. I drizzled the cookies with salted caramel sauce. Can I get an Amen? I used our favorite homemade salted caramel sauce, but you can use store bought caramel sauce if you are in a pinch.
I enjoy a turtle candies, but these Chocolate Turtle Cookies blow the candies out of the water. In my cookie obsessed opinion:)
You can give your Valentine a box of chocolates, but they might just take a bite of every chocolate and let the rest go to waste. Instead, make them a batch of Chocolate Turtle Cookies. I doubt there will be any cookies left…not even a crumb!
Chocolate Turtle Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose Gold Medal flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 ⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup Dutch processed cocoa
- 1 cup unsalted butter at room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 1/2 cup caramel bits or chopped caramels
- Salted caramel sauce for drizzling
Instructions
- 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or Silpat baking mat. Set aside.
- 2. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, and cocoa. Set aside.
- 3. With a mixer, cream butter and sugars together until smooth. Add in eggs, one at a time. Next, add in vanilla extract and mix until combined.
- 4. Gradually add flour mixture and beat until just combined. Stir in the chocolate chips, pecans, and caramels. Scoop the dough into rounded tablespoons and place on prepared baking sheet, about 2 inches apart.
- 5. Bake cookies for 8-10 minutes, or until cookies are set, but still soft in the center. Remove from oven and let sit on baking sheet for 3 minutes. Move to a cooling rack and cool completely. Drizzle cookies with caramel sauce and serve.
- Note-we use our homemade caramel sauce, but you can use store bought caramel sauce.
Have you tried this recipe?
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LOVE turtles! The caramel drizzle makes me swoon!
OH my! These look amazing!!
These were great! I only had white chocolate chips and they were still very good. I had to give some away so my husband and I wouldn’t eat them all.
LOVE these cookies! Totally sinful!
Haha…I love calorie free weeks! Birthday week and Valentine’s week, eh? 😉 These look amazingly delicious!
My favourite flavour combo! They look amazing!
I made these last night and they were just really dry. I followed the recipe exactly, is the dough supposed to be super crumbly?
I need some cookies to bribe someone with, but can’t do nuts sadly (unless I want a ride to the ER via the sexy paramedics which wouldn’t be so bad if I wasn’t all swollen and turning blue and no longer breathing) so I am going to try them without the nuts because they look scrumptious!
I made these a few weeks ago and they r incredible! Just getting prepared to make them again tomorr. They r the best cookies I’ve ever baked and I bake 3 times a week . Everyone should try these! U won’t regret it!
I made these for our christmas cookie bake off and they were soooo good. They taste like brownies. I will make these again. I just didn’t drizzle caramel on top since I was sharing with others I didn’t think these would stack well with caramel on it.
Ummm these look awesome! But do you have any recipes for fast baked peanut free cookies?? Or a recipe for making brittle??
Love the taste, but dough is very dry and cookies won’t stick together. Not exactly “crumbly” because they are chewy in the center, but not great for my cookie exchange tonight! Help! I might have to serve them with a spatula!
I made these today Maria! So delicious! Trying to keep them out of sight until my husband comes home 🙂
Will these be ok if I make the dough the night before and keep it in the fridge and bake the next morning?
Yes!