Turtle Cookies
These Turtle cookies start with a simple chocolate cookie dough, are rolled in crunchy pecans and chocolate chips and are filled with gooey caramel! They start with a brownie mix, making them easy to make and easier to enjoy!!
Servings: 20 cookies
Calories: 208kcal
Equipment
- Cookie Sheets
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 1 18.3-ounce box brownie mix
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons water
- 20 soft caramels
- flaky sea salt for topping, optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉ and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Pour the mini chocolate chips and chopped pecans in a shallow bowl and set aside.1/2 cup mini chocolate chips, 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the brownie mix, flour, oil, egg and water.1 18.3-ounce box brownie mix, 1/4 cup flour, 1/4 cup vegetable oil, 1 egg, 2 tablespoons water
- Shape about 1 1/2 tablespoons of dough around a caramel.20 soft caramels
- Dip the ball of dough into the shallow bowl of chocolate chips and pecans; press down so they stick to the ball of dough.
- Place the cookies (chip + pecan side up) onto the prepared baking sheets, making sure you have about 2 inches between each cookie.
- Bake one sheet at a time for 10-12 minutes.
- Remove from the oven, sprinkle with sea salt (if desired) and let cool for a few minutes before removing to a wire rack.flaky sea salt
Notes
Boxed brownie mixes vary in sizes. I use Betty Crocker Fudge Brownie Mix (used to be 18.3 ounces, is now 16.3 ounces) and still works just fine! Pillsbury box mix works great, too.
Werther's Originals Soft Caramels are my preferred caramels to use in this recipe.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 208kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 2.3g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 9mg | Sodium: 96mg | Potassium: 106mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 18IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 0.7mg