Description
Delicious chocolate cookies with a caramel and pecan topping, resembling a turtle shell.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 24 caramel candies
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- In a bowl, mix flour, cocoa powder, and salt.
- Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add egg and vanilla.
- Gradually add dry ingredients to the wet mixture.
- Shape dough into 1-inch balls and place on a baking sheet.
- Bake for 10 minutes.
- Press a caramel candy into the center of each cookie.
- Sprinkle with chopped pecans.
- Bake for an additional 5 minutes.
- Cool before serving.
Notes
- Store in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
- For softer cookies, slightly underbake.
- Use parchment paper to prevent sticking.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 25mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 15mg
