Easy Turtle Pecan Cookies
A cake mix is transformed into a soft and delicious chocolate cookie that is full of creamy caramel and wrapped in chopped pecans.
Servings: 20 cookies
Ingredients
Chocolate Cookies
- 1 box chocolate cake mix {13.25 ounces}
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- 2 large eggs
- 20 Rolo candies {unwrapped}
- ¾ cup pecans {chopped}
Toppings
- ¼ cup chocolate melting wafers {melted}
- 20 pecan halves {halves}
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Chocolate Cookies
- Combine the cake mix, vegetable oil and eggs in a large bowl and mix until completely incorporated. NOTE: Dough will be thick.
- Using a medium sized cookie scoop {or heaping tablespoon} and scoop dough into your hand. Make an indentation in the middle of the dough and add a Rolo candy. Use your fingers to press the dough around the candy to cover it and roll the dough into a ball.
- Next, roll the filled cookie dough ball in the chopped pecans and place onto a silicone mat {or parchment paper} lined baking sheet.
- Bake for 9-11 minutes or until the cookies are set. Remove from the oven and let the cookies cool completely on the cookie sheet. Repeat until all of the dough is baked.
Toppings
- Finally, drizzle melted chocolate over the top of each cookie. While the chocolate is still wet, add pecan halves to the top of each cookie.
- Let frosting and chocolate set completely and serve. Keep your Texas sheet cake cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
Notes
- If the cookie dough is sticky, flour your hands before working with the dough.
- Add two Rolo candies to the middle of each cookie for extra caramel flavor.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 207kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 19mg | Sodium: 197mg | Potassium: 117mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 38IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 49mg | Iron: 1mg