Turtle Cookies

Turtle Cookies

Melissa Garcia
PREP TIME: 15 MIN COOK TIME: 10 MIN TOTAL TIME: 25 MIN
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My absolute favorite cookie of all time!!!

Seriously give me turtle anything. I just had to make a cookie that just spoke right to me with all the things I love! You will love these too!

Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 Cups Packed Brown Sugar
  • 1/4 Cup Sugar
  • 1 Cup Unsalted Butter (Room Temp)
  • 2 Large Eggs (Room Temp)
  • 2 Tsp Vanilla
  • 2 1/3 Cups of All Purpose Flour
  • 1 Tsp Baking Soda
  • 1/2 Tsp Salt
  • 1 Cup Chopped Pecans
  • 1-2 Packs Ghirardelli Caramel Chocolate Squares
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Instructions

  1. Make sure your Butter and eggs are room temperature and this dough will come together beautifully.
  2. In a large bowl mix sugar, eggs, butter and vanilla thoroughly mixing until combined and creamed but do not over mix
  3. In a separate bowl sift your flour, salt and baking soda.
  4. Add the dry ingredients to your creamed mixture in two portions on low speed once everything is combined scrape the side and bottom of your bowl add the pecans and on med speed mix the dough until ingredients are combined well but do not over mix.
  5. Place the dough on parchment paper and cover in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least one hour.
  6. Drop the dough by teaspoonful onto baking sheet and place more pecans on top of the dough
  7. Bake at 350 degrees for 9-11 mins (Mine bake in 10 mins) until golden brown on the bottom.
  8. Bake at 350 degrees for 9-11 mins (Mine bake in 10 mins) until golden brown on the bottom.
  9. When cookies are ready place on cooling rack and let them sit for about 5 minutes
  10. Place Caramel Squares on top while the cookies are warm. We are only waiting 5 minutes once they’re out of the oven to place the caramel squares on top.
  11. Give it about 2-3 minutes for the chocolate to melt and then the best part of this whole process just grab that cookie and enjoy!

Tips

  1. These cookies will rise, once they’ve been out of the oven for a little while they will grab they’re shape.
  2. These refrigerate beautifully and can be used for up to 5 days refrigerated and up to 1 month frozen.
  3. Feel free to use the other flavor Ghirardelli bars (specially the salted caramel!!!) on these and other types of nuts. I make so many variations of these with nuts and chocolates that the options are endless.
  4. Share your pics with me on social media! #sweetmelibakery
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