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    Home » Recipe Index » Cookies

    Butter Pecan Turtle Cookies

    Published: Nov 5, 2017 · by Kim Lange · This post may contain affiliate links ·

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    Butter Pecan Turtle Cookies

    Hey have I got the perfect Butter Pecan Turtle Cookies for you to make for your cookie exchanges and parties for the holidays!  I know, we're a little ahead of schedule, (I can't help myself!) but I love cookies and I love the holidays because it's baking time folks!  So, let me introduce you to these amazing Butter Pecan Turtle Cookies!  They are pretty hip.  Let me tell you why!

    Butter Pecan Turtle Cookies

    These awesome golden buttery pecan cookies have Caramel Chips, chopped pecan bits, melted Ghirardelli milk chocolate drizzles on top, a little sea salt (because sea salt with chocolate and caramel is a must!).

    AND....to give it some extra, rich enhanced flavor, I even added in some Nielsen Massey Coffee Extract that I received from Nielsen Massey in a super awesome gift pack they sent me that you would love or anyone you know that bakes would love.

    Butter Pecan Turtle Cookies

    When I was adding in the extract part of the recipe, I guess I must have gotten distracted, because I do a lot of multi-tasking, which can be a good thing in my favor or a bad thing that goes horribly wrong.  Don't ask!

    So, back to my master plan!  I thought I was adding vanilla extract and realized "Rut Roh!".

    *UmmmSeriously??*  Did I just do what I thought I did?  Yup...Whaaa?!!  But it ended up being one of those great mistakes that I want to use coffee extract in everything now!  haha!  So, if you know me at all, once I get hooked on something I keep using it and you'll probably see it in future recipes on the blog.  Spoiler Alert!

    Don't get me wrong, vanilla extract is totally fine in these cookies, but sometimes it's nice to change it up, right?  Especially for the holidays.  It just seems this is the perfect distraction with the caramel chips, pecans and milk chocolate turtle combination.

    Butter Pecan Turtle Cookies

    About the Coffee Extract I used...

    The rich, freshly brewed flavor of Nielsen-Massey's Pure Coffee Extract is achieved through their careful distillation of premium coffee beans. The full-bodied flavor enhances frozen desserts, baked goods and cocoa as well as savory dishes, like soups, gravies, tomato sauces and salsas. Plus, this concentrated extract is easier for home cooks to keep on hand, unlike ground coffee or beans, which rapidly lose their flavor.

    • 1 tsp. Coffee Extract = 1 tsp. Dry Espresso Powder
    • 1 tsp. Coffee Extract + ¼ cup Water = ¼ cup Brewed Coffee

    Available in 2- and 4-ounce bottles, 8 bottles to a case and in 18-ounce bottles, 6 bottles to a case. This product is Kosher and Gluten-Free Certified as well as All-Natural, Allergen-Free and GMO-Free.

    Butter Pecan Turtle Cookies

    These cookies are the fo-shizzle!  These are the true definition of rich, decadent cookies that everyone will love for the holidays for sure.

    More Dessert Love!

    • Turtle Caramel Truffle Brownies
    • Home-made Chocolate Chip Pudding Cookies
    • Salted Caramel Pretzel & Peanut Dark Chocolate Brownies
    • Ultimate Gooey Brownies
    • Salted Chocolate & Caramel Pecan Turtle Fudge
    • Ultimate Strawberry Cheesecake Pudding Filled Cupcakes
    Butter Pecan Turtle Cookies

    Perfect Butter Pecan Turtle Cookies

    KIm Lange
    These mouth-watering cookies are buttery, chewy, thick and have caramel chips, chocolate chips, chopped pecans and drizzled with milk chocolate, sprinkled with some chopped pecans and a touch of sea salt. Perfect for the holidays!
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    Prep Time 15 mins
    Course Dessert
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    Ingredients
      

    • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ½ cup unsalted butter see notes below room temperature
    • ½ cup firmly packed light brown sugar
    • 6 tablespoons granulated sugar
    • 1 large egg
    • 1 teaspoon coffee or vanilla extract
    • ½ cup pecans chopped fine
    • 1 cup caramel chips or salted caramel chips
    • ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips I use Ghirardelli mini

    Milk Chocolate Drizzle

    • ½ cup milk chocolate chips I use Ghirardelli
    • Chopped up pecans sprinkled
    • Sprinkle of Sea Salt optional

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat the oven to 350°F and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or spray with non-stick spray..
    • In a medium bowl, sift the flour, baking soda and salt together.
    • In another large bowl, using an electric mixer at medium speed, beat together the butter, and sugars about 2 minutes and is smooth.
    • Add the egg and vanilla and mix on low speed until mixed in.
    • Gradually add the flour mixture and mix in until just incorporated. Do not keep mixing - do not overmix.
    • Add the mini chocolate chips, caramel chips, chopped pecans and stir with a wooden spoon, again no overmixing, just until incorporated.
    • Chill dough if dough is warm.
    • Using a small or large ice cream scoop or heaping tablespoon, drop the dough onto the prepared baking sheets, 6 to 8 per pan, depending on size you are making.
    • Bake the cookies, 1 sheet at a time, until the bottoms and edges are lightly browned and the tops feel firm when lightly touched,
    • Small cookies bake 8 minutes
    • Large cookies bake 10 minutes.
    • Let the cookies cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheets, then transfer the cookies to wire racks to cool completely.
    • Makes 15 - 30 cookies depending on size.

    Notes

    Butter Tips: To avoid flat cookies: Be sure your butter is room temp (not melted or even softened), and try using cold/chilled dough if dough is warm: Just put it in the refrigerator to chill before baking.
    Flour Tips: Don't over-mix cookie batter especially after the flour is added and add it gradually.
    Make sure your baking soda is not expired.
    If you want to toast the pecans or walnuts, to give it even more intense flavor and crunchiness. For more intense pecan flavor -- Toast nuts is in a medium oven (325°F). Spread them in a single layer on a baking sheet with a rim and toast 5 – 10 minutes until golden brown.
    If you want a crisper cookie, bake 2 - 3 minutes longer.
    Keyword butter pecan, caramel, cookies, milk chocolate, pecan, sea salt, turtle desserts
    Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

    For more cookie ideas, check out 50 Favorite Christmas Cookie Recipes over at RecipeLion!  It's a free eCookbook full of easy cookie recipes and has everything from chocolate Christmas cookies and nutty Christmas cookies to traditional cookie recipes and fruit-filled cookie recipes.  YUM!  And of course there are like a bajillion here on the blog here.

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    About Kim Lange

    Hi! I'm Kim! As you may know, I'm cookie, brownie and chocolate obsessed! You'll find hundreds of decadent and healthy dessert recipes to choose from here! So, let's bake something easy and never forget the chocolate!

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    1. Catherine says

      November 09, 2017 at 4:24 pm

      Oh my word, these are just to die for!! A turtle cookie is such a wonderful idea, these would not last 2 seconds in my house!! 😀

      • ChocolaTess says

        November 09, 2017 at 5:27 pm

        These really are to die for and they DID NOT last long! They are the perfect holiday cookie! Thank you so much Catherine!

    2. Katherine | Love In My Oven says

      November 08, 2017 at 5:31 pm

      Umm jealous of your Nielsen Massey gift pack!! They're the BEST!! What a genius idea to put coffee extract in these cookies. Gah! Yum!

      • ChocolaTess says

        November 08, 2017 at 8:11 pm

        I totally know where you are coming from Katherine! I was stoked to get it and I got some McCrea's Caramels in the gift pack too...o.m.g. I feel like I need to put those in a dessert before I eat them all. I took those cookies into work and everyone loved them! 😀 It's yummy stuff!! Thank you Katherine. 😀

    3. Ashika | Gardening Foodie says

      November 08, 2017 at 1:31 pm

      I love holiday baking...it fills the home with such festive aroma. These cookies look amazing ....definitely will use coffee extract...I loooove coffee flavours and with the delicious caramel and chocolate chips sounds heavenly.

      • ChocolaTess says

        November 08, 2017 at 3:20 pm

        Yay! Ashika I do too! I hope you do! Great flavor combos for sure!!

    4. Deepika|TheLoveOfCakes says

      November 08, 2017 at 8:03 am

      I think I already love those cookies :D. Caramel and coffee pair so well together.. With the crunch of pecans, that's one hell of a cookie!!

      • ChocolaTess says

        November 08, 2017 at 8:18 am

        Hell yes!! 🙂 Thank you Deepika!!

    5. Maria | kitchenathoskins says

      November 08, 2017 at 12:41 am

      Turtle candies are one of the favorites. How can chocolate, caramel and pecan not taste amazing, right? So, you know that I'm totally in love with these cookies. And I need to get hold of some coffee extract. Sounds heavenly!!!

      • ChocolaTess says

        November 08, 2017 at 8:16 am

        Incorporating the turtles into cookies was an idea I came up with when I wanted to do Butter Pecan Cookies! I love Turtles too and the extract takes them to another level Maria! Thank you!

    6. Liz says

      November 07, 2017 at 9:40 pm

      OK, these are definitely a contender for my upcoming cookie exchange! I can't resist "turtle" anything---and adding a little coffee sounds amazing! I happen to have that same extract in my pantry 🙂

      • ChocolaTess says

        November 08, 2017 at 8:11 am

        Liz, these Turtle cookies are definitely cookie exchange worthy! Yes! That coffee extract is the bomb! ha!

    7. Kelly @ Kelly Lynns Sweets and Treats says

      November 07, 2017 at 12:10 am

      Mmmm I agree that these cookies sound perfect for the holidays! I totally need to try some of that coffee extract!

      • ChocolaTess says

        November 07, 2017 at 6:37 pm

        Thanks doll! You will love that coffee extract!!

    8. Kelsie | the itsy-bitsy kitchen says

      November 06, 2017 at 9:33 am

      That sounds like the most delicious mistake ever! I think coffee extract combined with butter pecan flavors sounds like a dream! I need to make these when I visit my fam at Christmas :). Hooray for holiday baking!

      • ChocolaTess says

        November 06, 2017 at 10:47 am

        Happy Baking for sure Kelsie! I'm so excited! You are so sweet and I do hope you try them!! 😀

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