Soft Chewy Double Chocolate Turtle Cookies Food

CHOCOLATE TURTLE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
• Cream together butter, sugar, and brown sugar using a stand mixer or hand mixer.
• Add in eggs and vanilla extract and beat until combined.
• Beat in cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.
• Use a spoon or rubber spatula to stir in flour until combined. Stir in chocolate chips and pecans.
• Scoop out about two tablespoons of the cookie dough and roll into a ball and place on prepared pans. Repeat with remaining dough until you have 24 cookies. Place in the freezer for 30 minutes.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 12 minutes.
• Meanwhile, place unwrapped caramels and heavy cream into a microwave safe bowl. Place in the microwave for 30 seconds. Stir, and microwave again for 30 seconds. Continue until caramel is completely melted and smooth.
• Once the cookies are out of the oven drizzle with caramel and let cool completely on a wire rack.

SOFT & CHEWY DOUBLE CHOCOLATE TURTLE COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix baking mix and dry pudding mix; set aside. Microwave chocolate and butter in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 min. or until butter is melted; stir until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended. Add sugar, eggs and milk; mix well. Stir in dry ingredient mixture until blended. Stir in caramel bits. Refrigerate 1 hour or until dough is easy to handle.
• Heat oven to 375°F. Shape dough into 1-inch balls; roll in nuts. Place, 2 inches apart, on parchment-covered baking sheets.
• Bake 10 min. or until cookies are no longer shiny and begin to crackle on top. Cool on baking sheets 10 min. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.

CHEWY DOUBLE CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar and white sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time. Add vanilla.
• In another bowl, combine the flour, cocoa, salt and baking soda and gradually add to the creamed mixture. Fold in chocolate chips. Mixture will be thick! Roll dough into tablespoon sized balls. Place on baking sheet and press down slightly.
• Bake for 10-12 minutes until puffy but still soft. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

CHEWY DOUBLE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream together the butter, sugar, then add the eggs and vanilla.
• Blend in the cocoa and add baking soda, salt and blend well.
• Add the flour into the creamed mixture and fold in the chocolate chips.
• Bake at 350° for 8-9 minutes.

CHEWY CHOCOLATE TURTLE COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Beat cake mix, Neufchatel and eggs in large bowl with mixer until blended. Stir in chocolate morsels and nuts.
• Drop rounded teaspoonfuls of dough, 2 inches apart, onto baking sheets sprayed with cooking spray. Gently press 1 caramel piece into center of each.
• Bake 10 to 12 min. or until cookies are slightly firm to the touch; cool 3 min. on baking sheets. Transfer to wire racks; cool completely.