Turtle cookies. Turtle cookies are delicious chocolate cookies, rolled in pecans, filled with melted caramel and drizzled with melted chocolate. I was never a fan of pecans when I was little. You'll start with my standard chocolate cookie recipe. This chocolate cookie dough is so versatile. An ultimate, chocolate, pecan, caramel cookie indulgence.

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Ingredients of Turtle cookies

Prepare 1 cup of butter.
It's 1 cup of white sugar.
Prepare 1 cup of packed brown sugar.
Prepare 2 of eggs.
You need 2 tsp of vanilla.
It's 2 1/4 cup of all-purpose flour.
You need 1 tsp of baking soda.
You need 3/4 cup of cocoa powder.
You need 1 cup of chopped pecans.
Prepare 1 tbsp of white sugar.
Prepare 48 of caramel candies.

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Turtle cookies step by step

Beat butter until creamy.gradually beat in sugars. Beat in eggs and vanilla..
Combine flour, baking soda and cocoa. Gradually add to butter mixture, make sure to mix Well. Add half pecans..
Cover and chill for atleast 2 hours.
Preheat oven to 375°F.
Combine remain 1/2 CUP of pecans with 1TBSP of sugar.
Divide the dough into four parts , work them as one part at a time leaving the remain dough in the fridge until u need it. Divide each part in to 12 pieces.
Quickly press each piece of dough around a caramel and roll into a ball..
Dip the tops in the sugar mix and place on cookie sheet tops up two inchs apart.
Bake for 8 mins in preheated oven . Cool for 4 mins until transferring to wire racks to cool completely.

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