Turtle Thumbprint Cookie Recipe
With chopped pecans on the outside, a caramel filling and chocolate all around, these Turtle Thumbprint Cookies are hard NOT to love!
Servings: 24 cookies
Ingredients
Cookie
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup butter (softened)
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 2 eggs (1 egg with egg and yolk separated + 1 additional egg white)
- 1 tbsp milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup chopped pecans
Caramel Filling
- 14 Kraft Caramels
- 3 tbsp heavy whipping cream
Chocolate Drille
- 2 squares Chocolate Candy Coating
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Mix flour, cocoa and salt in a bowl and set aside.
- Beat butter and sugar with mixer until light and fluffy. Add 1 egg yolk, milk, and vanilla. Mix until well combined.
- Add dry ingredients and mix well.
- Refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Mix 2 egg whites in a bowl until frothy. Place chopped pecans in another bowl.
- Roll chilled dough into 1 - 1½ inch balls, dip in egg whites and then roll into the pecans. Place on a greased baking sheet.
- Use ½ teaspoon spoon to make a cave in the center of each ball.
- Bake for 11-12 minutes. Let cool.
- Place caramels and cream in a small bowl and microwave until smooth, stopping and stirring occasionally.
- Fill indentations in cookie with caramel mixture.
- Melt candy coating by placing in a small pot on low heat and stirring constantly. Pour chocolate into a ziploc bag with the corner cut and drizzle over cookies. Let set.
Nutrition
Serving: 24g | Calories: 166kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 80mg | Potassium: 60mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 171IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 1mg