My dear fiance, James, has a wicked sweet tooth and found ‘turtle brownie cookies’ at the store and they quickly became a grocery staple. But at $5 for a box of 5 I felt they were more than a little overpriced, so I set out to make them at home.

Not only can I make them for way less (about $6 for the ingredients) but we have them around for a few days/ can share them out if James doesn’t eat them all first is willing to.

Without further ado my “Criminally Easy Turtle Brownie Cookies”

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Ingredents:

1 box of brownie mix – I prefer a kind with chocolate chips

1 egg

1 cup of caramel pieces

¼ cup oil

2 TBSP water

Pecans to taste – I use about ¾ of a cup

 

Directions:

Put all of it in a bowl and mix!

Roll the dough in to balls and refrigerate for 10 or so minutes

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Bake on 350° for 10 minutes or until lightly cracked on the top

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Tricks I picked up along the way:

  • I can’t ever find little caramel pieces at the store so I get a bag and cut them into quarters. About 20 caramels makes a cup and each bag has 2 cups (plus a few for snacking on).

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  • Since the caramels are cut up they’re a little sticky, so I pour them into the bowl first, then put the brownie mix over them. This way the mix coats them and they don’t all stick together when you’re stirring them.

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  • I line my baking sheet with parchment paper. When the caramel melts you’ll be glad you don’t have to peel it off a pan.

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