A basic peanut butter cookie with added chocolate chips & toffee bits topped with creamy caramel and a chocolate drizzle.

Yield: 4 dozen

Peanut Butter Toffee Turtle Cookies

Name: Peanut Butter Toffee Turtle Cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 1 h 2 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2/3 cup chunky peanut butter; 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened; 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar; 1 large egg; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 3 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon salt; 3 tablespoons milk; 2/3 cup toffee bits; 2/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips; 15 caramels - 10 oz.; 3 tablespoons whipping cream; 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

A basic peanut butter cookie with added chocolate chips & toffee bits topped with creamy caramel and a chocolate drizzle.

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 12 minutes

Assembly 30 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 2 minutes

Ingredients

Cookies

2/3 cup chunky peanut butter
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 large egg
2 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons milk
2/3 cup toffee bits
2/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Topping

15 caramels - 10 oz.
3 tablespoons whipping cream
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Instructions

Cookies

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. With an electric mixer, combine the butter, chunky peanut butter, and sugars at medium speed until creamy. Add egg and milk, beating until blended.
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Add to the creamed mixture and mix at low speed just until blended.
With a a wooden spoon, stir in toffee bits and 2/3 cup chocolate morsels.
Using a rounded teaspoon of dough, shape into a ball and place onto ungreased cookie sheets and gently flatten dough with your palm.
Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Cool cookies on baking sheets 1 minute then remove to wire racks to cool.

Topping

Unwrap caramels and place in a glass bowl with cream. Microwave on HIGH for 1 minute; stir. Continue to microwave at 30-second intervals, stirring until caramels melt and mixture is smooth. Spoon 1/4 teaspoon caramel mixture onto tops of cookies.
Melt chocolate chips in the top of a double boiler on medium heat; stirring until smooth. Drizzle over tops of cookies.