Hey everyone, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, turtle thumbprints. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Turtle Thumbprints is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They are nice and they look fantastic. Turtle Thumbprints is something which I’ve loved my whole life.

In a medium bowl combine flour, cocoa, and salt. Turtle Thumbprints have all the flavors you love from turtle candies in a convenient bite-sized cookie. Buttery shortbread cookies compliment the classic combination of chocolate and caramel.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook turtle thumbprints using 10 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Turtle Thumbprints:

1. Take 1 (17.5 oz) package Betty Crocker Sugar Cookie Mix
2. Prepare 3 Tbsp all-purpose flour
3. Make ready 1/4 cup cocoa powder
4. Take 1 stick (8 Tbsp) butter - soft
5. Take 1 egg
6. Prepare 2 cups pecans - finely chopped
7. Prepare 2 egg whites
8. Make ready 1 cup soft caramel candies
9. Take 3 Tbsp half and half
10. Prepare 1/2 cup semi-sweet or milk chocolate chips (optional)

If you take a peek down at the recipe directions, you may notice they are a tad more involved than your average cookie recipe. To achieve that scrumptious array of turtle tastes and textures a little bit of work is involved. Turtle Thumbprint Cookies - deliciously nutty cookies with a smooth, creamy dollop of sweet caramel, and a drizzle of yummy chocolate - cookie heaven! Thumbprint cookies are always a favorite here at SRFD and we can't get enough of these delicious little bites.

Instructions to make Turtle Thumbprints:

1. In a mixing bowl (stand or hand mixer) combine sugar cookie mix, flour and cocoa powder. - - On low speed, blend in the butter and egg. - - Keep mixing until incorporated. Gradually increase mixer speed until dough forms a ball. - - Wrap the dough and refrigerate for one hour.
2. Preheat oven to 325°F - Line baking trays with parchment paper and set aside. - - Roll the chilled dough into even portioned balls and place on the prepared trays. - - Keep one tray in the fridge while you work on the other one.
3. Place chopped pecans in a bowl or on a plate. - - Whip egg whites with a whisk until frothy. - - Dip a dough ball into the egg whites and then immediately roll in the pecans. - - Place back onto tray. - Using thumb, push an indent into each piece of dough. - - Repeat with the remaining pieces of dough.
4. Bake for 16-18 minutes or until the dough is set if pressed. - - If necessary, gently re-indent the cookies as soon as the tray is removed from the oven.
5. In a microwave safe bowl, place caramel candies and half and half. - - Microwave at 70% power for 90 seconds. - - Stir and continue to microwave at 15 second intervals until fully melted.
6. Using a small spoon, put some of the caramel into each of the divots (thumbprints) of the cookies.
7. If desired, melt chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl in 30 second increments. - - Spoon chocolate into a zippered sandwich bag and snip one of the bottom corner off (1/4"). - - Drizzle the chocolate into the cookies

Both crazy delicious and beautiful my Turtle Thumbprint Cookies rock! A dense chewy chocolate cookie with a dollop of rich buttery caramel plus pecans! All those great flavors in one cookie!!! Well, I do indeed, LOVE them and this cookie is a fabulous interpretation of a wonderful classic candy. You have two options for freezing these turtle cookies.

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