Description
a Turtle Thumbprint Cookie is a fun combination of a Turtle candy and a cookie all rolled in to one yummy treat!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter (room temperature)
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 TBSP milk
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup flour
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 cup walnuts
- 16 unwrapped caramel squares
- 1/2 cup Ghirardelli dark chocolate candy melts
Instructions
- In mixer, add butter and sugar and beat until well combined and fluffy
- Add egg yolk, milk and vanilla
- Reserve the egg white in separate container and cover and refrigerate until ready to bake
- In medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder and salt
- Gradually add the flour mixture into the butter mixture and beat until combined
- Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or longer
- Preheat oven to 350, and line baking sheet with silicone baking mat or parchment paper
- Beat egg whites, shape dough into 1 inch balls and roll into egg white, then roll into chopped walnuts
- Place on baking sheet and lightly press down with your thumb
- Bake 12-13 minutes and allow to cool slightly on baking sheet
- While cookies are baking, add caramel and cream into small sauce pan and heat on low until caramels are melted and smooth
- When cookies are warm press down on the center of cookie with you thumb again and add a 1/2 tsp of caramel to each cookie
- Allow to completely cool
- Melt candy melts in microwave in 30 second intervals until smooth
- Using and pastry bag, add melted chocolate and snip the tip off of the bag and drizzle chocolate over each cookie
- Allow chocolate to set