{Chocolate Chip Turtle Cookies}

{Ingredients}

  • ¾ cup softened butter
  • ¾ cup brown sugar
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 2¼ cups flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp cornstarch
  • ¼ tsp baking powder
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • ¾ cup caramel pieces

{Instructions}

Cream together the butter, sugar, and brown sugar in a mixing bowl. Add the eggs and vanilla and mix. Next add the flour, baking soda, cornstarch, baking powder, and salt and mix. Gently stir in chocolate chips, pecans, and caramel. Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Place balls of cookie dough on cookie sheet and bake for 9-12 minutes.

One day I picked up some chocolate chip turtle cookies from kroger and my family has been hooked ever since. Thought it was time to make them ourselves. 

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