Twelve Days of Christmas Cookies: Chocolate Turtle Cookies

DAY 6: Chocolate Turtle Cookies

Turtles contain one of my favorite flavor combinations: chocolate, caramel, and pecans.

This is a basic chocolate drop cookie dough with chocolate chips, caramel pieces, and chopped pecans mixed in.

You can unwrap and chop Kraft caramels, or use these Caramel Bits and save TONS of time!

RECIPE:

Chocolate Turtle Cookies

Servings: about 4 ½ dozen
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1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar
½ cup sugar
2 eggs
1 Tbs vanilla extract
2 ¼ cups flour
½ cup Special Dark cocoa powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 bag (11 oz) Kraft Caramel Bits (1 ½ cups)
1 cup chocolate chips
1 cup coarsely chopped pecans

Preheat oven to 350°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone mats.

In a large mixing bowl, use an electric mixer to cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. On low speed, beat in eggs and vanilla.

In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Gradually beat into butter mixture. Add caramel bits, chocolate chips, and pecans and mix until combined.

Use a medium cookie scoop to drop cookies onto prepared baking sheets. Bake for 9-11 minutes. Cook cookies on baking sheets for at least 2 minutes before moving to wire racks to cool completely (caramel bits will stick if moved too soon). Cool completely.

Makes about 4 ½ dozen cookies

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