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Chewy Chocolate Turtle Cookies
Fudgy chocolate cookies packed with chewy caramel pieces, buttery pecans, and rich semi-sweet chocolate
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 10 -12 large cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup + 1 tablespoon flour
- ¾ cup cocoa powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 1/8 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 egg + 1 egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 7 tablespoons butter divided into 4 semi-equal sized pieces
- ¾ cup dark brown sugar
- 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
- ¾ cup chopped caramels*
- ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips or mini-chocolate chips
- 1 batch of caramel sauce
Instructions
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Heat butter in microwave until ¾ of the way melted, about 30 seconds. Set aside.
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In a medium bowl sift together flour, cocoa powder baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
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In a small bowl whisk together egg, egg yolk, and vanilla.
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Using an electric (stand or handheld) mixer cream together butter and brown sugar until combined. Add egg-vanilla mixture until combined.**
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Slowly add in dry ingredients until just combined. Gently fold in nuts, caramels and chocolate chips. Refrigerate dough for at least 30 minutes.
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Once dough is cooled, preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Form balls of dough with 2 tablespoons of dough each and arrange on cookie sheet. Bake until centers just start to set, about 10 minutes. Let cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
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Drizzle with caramel sauce and enjoy!
Recipe Notes
*I chopped mine so they were about the same size as a chocolate chip
**To bake super chewy cookies let batter site for 3 minutes, stir briefly, repeat two more times. This allows the sugar to dissolve and makes the cookies extra chewy.