Chocolate Peanut Butter Caramel Turtle Cookies
Between writing Peanut Butter Comfort and blogging for 5+ years, I’ve made a zillion peanut butter cookies. I’ve stuffed them with Rolos, Peanut Butter Cups, Reese’s Pieces and more, but never Turtles. It was about time I paired the two. These chocolate peanut butter pecan cookies cookies are soft, chewy, wonderfully thick, and have so many great flavors and textures in one. I used my Reese’s Pieces Cookies as my inspiration, and chocolate-ified the dough base. Biting down through the chocolate-peanut butter cookie dough, and getting a taste of the Turtles with the crunchy pecans and gooey caramel, combined with the salted caramel drizzle is magical. The batch makes only makes eleven (rather large) cookies, which I think is a blessing. Double the recipe if you need more. With the holidays approaching, baking needs to be fast, fun, and easy, and these cookies deliver. But they taste like you slaved over them. It’s guaranteed that people’s eyes will light up when they spot these on your holiday dessert platter.
Ingredients in Peanut Butter Chocolate Turtle Cookies
To make these chocolate peanut butter cookies with Turtles candies, you’ll need the following:
Egg Peanut Butter Butter Brown sugar Granulated sugar Vanilla extract All-purpose flour Cocoa powder Instant espresso granules (optional) Baking soda Salt 11 Turtles candies Salted caramel sauce (for drizzling)
I used SKIPPY Roasted Honey Nut Creamy Peanut Butter or you can use SKIPPY Creamy Peanut Butter. I love to bake with honey roasted peanut butter for that extra layer of flavor and subtle sweetness. If you want to make your own Homemade Turtles and Salted Caramel Sauce feel free, or use store-bought to save time like I did.
How to Make Peanut Butter Chocolate Turtle Cookies
These chocolate peanut butter caramel cookies come together quickly and easily. However, you’ll need to allow time for the dough to chill. Here’s an overview of the baking process:
Do I Have to Add Instant Espresso Granules?
No! However, the instant espresso doesn’t make the cookies taste like coffee, it simply serves to intensify and bring out the chocolate flavor. You may replace is with instant coffee granules, if desired, or omit entirely. Do NOT use regular ground espresso beans as they’ll make the cookies grainy in texture. You must add instant espresso.
Does the Cookie Dough Have to Be Chilled?
Yes! Do not bake with unchilled dough because cookies will bake thinner, flatter, and be more prone to spreading.
Tips for Making Chocolate Turtle Cookies with Peanut Butter
Use a traditional, no-stir peanut butter for this recipe. Natural peanut butter will make the cookies oily. If you’re out of peanut butter or have an allergy in your family, you may substitute it with another no-stir nut or seed butter of your choice. Note that you don’t have to bake all the cookies off at once. You can freeze some of the dough and bake it later, from frozen. Just add a minute or two to the total bake time!
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