Mexican Chocolate Caramel Pecan Cookies (Turtle Cookies)

What happens when your favorite chocolate candy meets a cookie? They get married and produce a winning new generation: Chocolate Turtle Cookies!

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, at room temperature
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons Nielsen-Massey Mexican Pure Vanilla Extract
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  • 1 teaspoon Nielsen-Massey Pure Chocolate Extract 
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  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup quality cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground Mexican (ceylon) cinnamon (or regular cinnamon)
  • 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup chopped toasted pecans
  • 1/2 cup chopped caramels
  • Extra chopped pecans, caramels and pecans for topping the unbaked cookies.

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Cream the butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl. Add the eggs and beat until combined. Add the Vanilla Extract and Chocolate Extract and beat to combine.

In a separate bowl combine the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, cinnamon and cayenne. Beat the dry mixture into the wet mixture in three parts, beating after each addition just until combined. Stir in the chocolate chips, toasted pecans and caramels.

Place rounded spoonfuls of cookie dough onto a lined cookie sheet. Place a pecan, caramel and a couple of chocolate chips on each mound. Bake for 8-10 minutes. Let the cookies cool on the cookie sheet for 2-3 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.

Notes:

Recipe by The Daring Gourmet

  • 230 grams butter, at room temperature
  • 200 grams sugar
  • 200 grams brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons Nielsen-Massey Mexican Pure Vanilla Extract
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  • 1 teaspoon Nielsen-Massey Pure Chocolate Extract 
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  • 310 grams all-purpose flour
  • 45 grams quality cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground Mexican (ceylon) cinnamon (or regular cinnamon)
  • 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 180 grams semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 55 grams chopped toasted pecans
  • 55 grams chopped caramels
  • Extra chopped pecans, caramels and pecans for topping the unbaked cookies.

Directions

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C.

Cream the butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl. Add the eggs and beat until combined. Add the Vanilla Extract and Chocolate Extract and beat to combine.

In a separate bowl combine the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, cinnamon and cayenne. Beat the dry mixture into the wet mixture in three parts, beating after each addition just until combined. Stir in the chocolate chips, toasted pecans and caramels.

Place rounded spoonfuls of cookie dough onto a lined cookie sheet. Place a pecan, caramel and a couple of chocolate chips on each mound. Bake for 8-10 minutes. Let the cookies cool on the cookie sheet for 2-3 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.

Notes:

Recipe by The Daring Gourmet

  • Nielsen-Massey time icon

    15 minprep

  • Nielsen-Massey time icon

    8 mincook

  • Nielsen-Massey yield icon

    28cookies

This Recipe Uses

Mexican Pure Vanilla Extract 4oz

Mexican Pure Vanilla Extract

Pure Chocolate Extract 4oz

Pure Chocolate Extract