Cookie Recipes

Salted Turtle Cookie Cups

If you’re a fan of salty-and-sweet, do we have a cookie for you! Ooey gooey caramel, melted dark cocoa Candy Melts candy and a crunchy pecan top a buttery brown sugar cookie cup. A sprinkling of salt makes it even more divine.

Salted Turtle Cookie Cups

Yield: about 3 1/2 dozen cookies

Ingredients

  • 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 cup solid vegetable shortening
  • 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, softened
  • 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 1 teaspoon Wilton Pure Vanilla Extract
  • 25 caramels, unwrapped
  • 5 teaspoons water
  • 42 pecan halves
  • 1 cup Dark Cocoa Candy Melts® Candy, melted
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons flaky salt
  • Nonstick vegetable pan spray

Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare a mini muffin pan with vegetable pan spray.
  2. In a medium bowl, combine flour, salt and baking powder.
  3. In a large bowl, beat shortening, butter and brown sugar with electric mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, milk and vanilla extract; mix well. Add flour mixture and beat until just combined. Press dough into prepared pan, filling pan cavities 2/3 full.
  4. Bake for 12 to 14 minutes or until light brown around edges.
  5. Remove from oven and immediately press centers of cookies with a small spoon to make a cup (a measuring spoon works well).
  6. Cool in pan on cooling grid for 5 minutes.
  7. Remove from pan; cool completely on cooling grid.
  8. In medium micro-safe container, combine caramels and water. Microwave at half (50%) power in 30 second intervals, stirring between each, until caramel is melted and smooth.
  9. Fill cookie cups with caramel and immediately place a pecan half on top of each cookie. Drizzle with melted candy and sprinkle with flaky salt.

Attribution

Recipe and photo used with permission from: Wilton Industries



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