Turtle Thumbprint Cookies

Turtle Thumbprint Cookies – deliciously nutty cookies alongside a smooth, creamy dollop of sugariness caramel, too a drizzle of yummy chocolate – cookie heaven!

Thumbprint cookies are ever a favorite hither at SRFD too nosotros can’t teach plenty of these delicious piddling bites. For these Turtle Thumbprint Cookies I started alongside my mom’s erstwhile thumbprint cookie recipe that’s non real sugariness too loaded alongside finely reason pecans mixed correct inward the dough. Next I rolled the dough balls inward chopped pecans too therefore baked to a lovely golden brown. The pecans teach all toasty inward the oven creating a wonderful layer of nutty flavor. To destination nosotros added a hefty dollop of milky, silky caramel, a piddling sprinkle of body of body of water tabular array salt (optional) too a fun drizzle of semi-sweet chocolate.

 

While at that spot are a few steps to brand these Turtle Thumbprint Cookies, each i is unproblematic too slowly too absolutely worth the effort!

After the caramel too chocolate sets y'all tin give the sack shop inward an airtight container at room temperature or refrigerate for longer storage. My married adult man loves them refrigerated but I similar them either way. The caramel doesn’t teach also difficult inward the fridge, therefore it’s all good!

 

Our Turtle Thumbprint Cookies are ultra nutty too therefore delicious too I bet y'all can’t consume simply one! Turtle power!

 

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Turtle Thumbprint Cookies

Prep Time

30 mins

Cook Time

12 mins

Total Time

42 mins

 

Deliciously nutty cookies alongside a smooth, creamy dollop of sugariness caramel on top, too a drizzle of yummy chocolate

Course:

Cookie

Servings: 32 Cookies

Ingredients

For the cookie dough:

• 
  1/2
  cup
  unsalted butter,
  softened
  


• 
  1/4
  cup
  light brownish sugar,
  packed
  


• 
  1
  large egg
  


• 
  1
  teaspoon
  vanilla extract
  


• 
  1/4
  teaspoon
  salt
  


• 
  1
  cup
  all-purpose flour
  


• 
  1
  cup
  finely grated pecans
  (see note)
  


• 
  1
  large egg white,
  lightly beaten
  


• 
  1 1/2
  cups
  finely chopped pecans
  for rolling
  

For the filling:

• 
  20
  soft milk caramels
  


• 
  2
  tablespoons
  milk
  or cream
  


• 
  pinch
  of body of body of water salt
  (optional) for sprinkling
  


• 
  2
  ounces
  semi-sweet chocolate chips
  


• 
  1/2
  teaspoon
  solid shortening
  

Instructions

To laid upwards the cookies:

1. 
   
   Preheat oven to 375F. Line 2 baking sheets alongside parchment newspaper too laid aside.
   
   


2. 
   
   In a large mixing bowl, blend the butter too brownish carbohydrate together until creamy.  Add the vanilla too egg too crunch on depression until smooth.  Scrape the sides too bottom of the bowl alongside a spatula too blend some other thirty seconds. Sift the flour too tabular array salt into the cream mixture.  Blend until all flour is incorporated.  Stir inward the grated nuts.  Refrigerate the cookie dough for thirty minutes.
   
   


3. 
   
   Place the beaten egg white inward a small-scale bowl too near 1/2 of the chopped pecans inward some other too laid the bowls side past times side.
   
   


4. 
   
   Roll the cookie dough into 1-inch balls. Dip each cookie dough ball into the beaten egg white, therefore gyre inward the pecans to cover. Place cookies at to the lowest degree 1-inch apart on a parchment lined baking sheets.
   
   


5. 
   
   Press downwards the pump of each cookie alongside a small-scale finger or the dorsum of a rounded 1/2 teaspoon to exercise a well.  Bake at 375F for 12-15 minutes or until lightly browned.  Cool completely on a wire rack earlier filling.
   
   

To laid upwards the filling:

1. 
   
   Combine the unwrapped caramels too the milk inward a small-scale microwave security bowl. Microwave the candy on medium ability for thirty seconds. Remove too stir therefore repeat for xv 2nd intervals until all caramels are melted too the mixture is smooth. Fill each thumbprint alongside caramel. Immediately sprinkle a pinch body of body of water tabular array salt over the caramel, if using. Allow the filling to cool earlier topping alongside the chocolate.
   
   


2. 
   
   Combine the chocolate chips too shortening inward a small-scale microwave security bowl. Microwave the chocolate on medium ability for thirty seconds. Stir the mixture therefore repeat alongside xv 2nd intervals until the chocolate is polish too melted. Scoop the chocolate into a small-scale baggie, snip off a small-scale slice of i corner of the bag. Drizzle the chocolate over each cookie every bit desired.
   
   


3. 
   
   Allow to cool completely earlier storing inward an airtight container. These cookies volition operate along for a few days at room temperature or a fleck longer when refrigerated. The caramel doesn’t harden also much when refrigerated.
   
   

Recipe Notes

When measurement the grated pecans, gently tap the measurement loving cup on the counter transcend a few times to lightly pack the nuts. Keep filling too tapping until y'all convey i heaping cup.

 

Roll all the cookie dough balls first. Then using i build clean hand, dip the balls inward the egg white i at a time, therefore motion it to the chopped pecans. Use the other paw to gyre it inward the pecans too motion it to the baking sheet.

 

Start past times adding alone near one-half of the chopped pecans to the bowl used for rolling. Add to a greater extent than if needed but this agency y'all won’t ruin whatever leftover pecans if y'all don’t utilization them all. If y'all convey whatever leftover chopped pecans refrigerate for some other use.

 

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Ginger Molasses Thumbprint Cookies alongside Caramel a terrific piddling molasses cookie alongside a crisp exterior, plenty of seize alongside teeth from the ginger, too a smooth, gooey milky caramel center. Click HERE to teach the Ginger Molasses Thumbprint Cookie recipe.

 

 

Try our unique too delicious Oatmeal Jammys! These terrific piddling tart-like cookies are truthful gems. They’re crispy, tender, buttery shortbread oatmeal cookies filled alongside jam too a sprinkle of streusel roughly the edges too I can’t await for y'all to assay them! Click HERE to teach the recipe.

 

Lemon-Lime Shortbread Thumbprint Cookies – a Lime infused Shortbread Cookie filled alongside homemade Lemon Curd too topped alongside a unproblematic Lime Icing – a vivid summertime treat! Click HERE to teach the Lemon-Lime Shortbread Thumbprint Cookie recipe.

Thanks therefore much for stopping by!  Tricia

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