Turtle cookies are fudgy, chewy cookies that are packed with silky melted chocolate and topped off with a crunchy pecan layer. The chocolate melts in the mouth and the pecan pieces along with caramel bits enhance the flavor further. This Southern turtle cookies recipe is simple, easy and requires a few ingredients. The best part is this turtle cookie recipe requires little effort to bake. Cookies can't get any better than this and this will be your new favorite cookie recipe.
Preheat oven at 350 F. Take out a 13 x 9 inch pan. Do not grease the pan.
Ina bowl, add all-purpose flour, 1 cup brown sugar and ½ cup butter (softened).Beat it at medium speed with an electric mixer until blended.
Pat down the mixture in the pan firmly. Set the pean halves on the crust and set aside.
In a medium sized saucepan, add ⅔ cup butter and ½ cup brown sugar. Keep stirring over medium-high heat until it comes to a boil. Keep cooking for three minutes.
Pour the mixture over the crust in the baking pan and place the baking dish in the preheated oven.
Bake for 15 – 17 minutes until the crust is golden and bubbly.
Remove the pan from the oven and add the chocolate morsels on the bubbling mixture.Wait for 2-3 minute until the chocolate morsels are slightly melted. Take a brown bamboo stick and stir the morsels slightly. Do not swirl all the chocolate morsels and keep some morsels whole.
Cool the turtle cookies on a cooling rack for about 2 - 3 hours. Make sure the chocolate is set properly before cutting the cookies into squares.
Notes
Pecans: Arrange the pecan halves throughout the turtle cookie dough so that there are pecans in every bite in this delicious chocolate cookie. Pecan Halves or Chopped Pecans: Pecan halves look the best in the cookies but feel free to use the chopped pecans if you like it that way.Large or SmallCookie: Feel free to cut the cookies according to the size of your choice. I like large cookie size but you can certainly cut them small.