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Turtle Chocolate Chip Cookies

Turtle Chocolate Chip Cookies are the perfect combination of nuts, caramel, and chocolate. This cookie is decadent, delicious, and will become your favorite.

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Have you ever craved more than one cookie at a time? That’s what happened with these Turtle Chocolate Chip Cookies. I really wanted to make chocolate chip cookies, but I was also craving caramel and pecans. Adding all of those “cravings” in one delicious cookie dough was the answer. Then, drizzling chocolate over the cookies – now that is what I call THE perfect cookie.

This is my last cookie for this year’s #ChristmasCookies week with my fellow Festive Foodie bloggers. Have you chosen any favorites from the week? Be sure to see what we’re sharing today.

Here’s What I Shared This Week:

white tiered plate filled with turtle chocolate chip cookies

What is a Turtle Chocolate Chip Cookie?

Turtle Cookies are cookies made with all of the delicious flavors and textures traditionally found in turtle chocolate candy. Ingredients like chocolate, caramel, and pecans. This is most certainly the perfect combination of flavors in one cookie.

Turtle Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

  • butter
  • light brown sugar
  • white granulated sugar
  • eggs
  • vanilla extract
  • flour
  • baking soda
  • salt
  • semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • caramel bits
  • pecans
ingredients for turtle cookies

How to Make Turtle Chocolate Chip Cookies

Making chocolate chip turtle cookies is easy if you start by gathering all of your ingredients and equipment. Having everything out saves time.

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Prepare large baking sheets with parchment paper.

Step 2

In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt.

dry ingredients for cookies

Step 3

In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter, brown sugar, and white sugar until fluffy and well combined. Add the eggs one at a time and mix well after each addition. Then, add the vanilla.

Step 4

Slowly add the flour mixture, scraping down the sides as needed. Fold in the chocolate chips, caramel bits, and pecans.

Step 5

Using a tablespoon cookie scoop, portion the dough and place on the prepared baking sheets about 2 inches apart. Press pecan halves or extra morsels into the top of each cookie dough ball.

cookie scoop with cookie dough

Step 6

Bake the cookies for 8 to 10 minutes. Allow the cookies to cool 5 to 7 minutes on the cookie sheets before transferring them to a wire rack to completely cool. Drizzle with additional chocolate, if desired.

close up of turtle cookies glazed with chocolate

How to Store Cookies

Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week. Baked cookies can be frozen for up to 3 months in an airtight, freezer safe container.

Can You Make Ahead?

Chocolate Chip Turtle cookies can be made ahead. Simply follow the recipe and stop before you bake them. Place dough balls on a wax paper line tray and flash freeze. Once the dough is frozen, place in a freezer safe container and freeze for up to 3 months.

When ready to bake, take the cookie dough out of the freezer and let sit at room temperature for 30 minutes. Then bake as directed.

Turtle Chocolate Chip Cookies in white bowl stacked

Tips, Tricks, and FAQs

  • You can use walnuts in place of the pecans
  • Change out the chocolate chips for dark chocolate chips
  • Drizzle with white chocolate instead of semi-sweet chocolate.
  • Freeze baked cookies in an airtight container for up to 3 months.
  • Freeze unbaked cookie dough balls for up to 3 months, thaw and bake as directed.

Try these other delicious cookies: White Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies, Oatmeal Maple Cream Pies, Peanut Butter Snickerdoodles.

Turtle Chocolate Chip Cookies in white bowl stacked

Turtle Chocolate Chip Cookies

Turtle Chocolate Chip Cookies are the perfect combination of nuts, caramel, and chocolate. This cookie is decadent, delicious, and will become your favorite.
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Ingredients

  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
  • 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
  • 3/4 cup white granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1 cup caramel bits
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans

For decorating the cookies

  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted
  • additions chocolate chips, caramel bits, and pecan halves.

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Prepare large baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt.
  • In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter, brown sugar, and white sugar until fluffy and well combined. Add the eggs one at a time and mix well after each addition. Then, add the vanilla.
  • Slowly add the flour mixture, scraping down the sides as needed. Fold in the chocolate chips, caramel bits, and pecans.
  • Using a tablespoon cookie scoop, portion the dough and place on the prepared baking sheets about 2 inches apart. Press pecan halves or extra morsels into the top of each cookie dough ball.
  • Bake the cookies for 8 to 10 minutes. Allow the cookies to cool 5 to 7 minutes on the cookie sheets before transferring them to a wire rack to completely cool. Drizzle with additional chocolate, if desired.

Notes

Tips, Tricks, and FAQs
  • You can use walnuts in place of the pecans
  • Change out the chocolate chips for dark chocolate chips
  • Drizzle with white chocolate instead of semi-sweet chocolate.
  • Freeze baked cookies in an airtight container for up to 3 months.
  • Freeze unbaked cookie dough balls for up to 3 months, thaw and bake as directed.

Nutritional Disclaimer

“Blogghetti” is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories and other nutritional values can vary quite a bit depending on which brands were used.

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6 Comments

  1. This is one of my husband’s favorite flavors. Never thought of putting it in cookie form.

  2. 5 stars
    Yum yum yum, a turtle cookie! I love how the caramel and chocolate taste together in these! Such a great dessert!

  3. I love those caramel bits! They’re so delicious and perfect for cookies like these.