Crumbl Turtle Cookies

Try out this delicious and easy copycat Crumbl Turtle Cookies Recipe that is sure to be a hit with your family and friends!

Do you love the taste of Turtles? If so, you’ll love these cookies! They’re a popular cookie from Crumble, based on the popular candy bar.

They’re a lot easier to make at home than you might think, and a great way to enjoy a delicious treat at home.

Plus, they’re perfect for parties or get-togethers. You can make them ahead of time and store them in an airtight container until you’re ready to serve them.

So what are you waiting for? Try this recipe today!

Tips for the BEST Homemade Cookies

• When measuring out your flour make sure you spoon and level it to avoid dense cookies.
• Do not over mix your cookie dough or the cookies will be dense.
• Use a cookie scoop to ensure your cookies are equally sized and bake evenly.
• Bake the cookies one sheet at a time for more consistent results.
• Oven temperatures and bake times will vary. They are ready when the cookies start to crack slightly. Check your first batch early and adjust the bake time accordingly.
• If you have a food scale on hand, I like to weigh the cookies to 2.5oz that way I know they will bake evenly.
• If you find the cookies are spreading too much just pop them in fridge for 10-15 minutes before baking.

How to Store these Crumbl Cookies

The cookies can be stored at room temperature in an airtight container for up to a week. If you need to store them longer, I would recommend freezing.

You can freeze the dough to bake later. Simply allow the dough to come to room temperature before you bake.

You can also freeze the frosted or unfrosted baked cookies. To do this, you want to partially freeze them for about an hour in a single layer on a parchment lined baking sheet. This helps the frosting set, and ensures that the cookies don’t stick to each other. Wrap each cookie with plastic wrap, then transfer to an airtight freezer bag.

About the Ingredients for Crumbl Turtle Cookies

Butter – Using unsalted butter and then adding salt gives you the best control over the amount of salt in the recipe. You can use salted butter if you prefer but you will want to halve the additional salt.

Sugar – Just plain old white granulated sugar, and some light brown sugar for just the right amount of sweetness. Make sure you pack the brown sugar when measuring.

Eggs – It is best if you use room temperature eggs.

Corn syrup – Adds more sweetness as well as moisture. You can substitute with honey or another liquid sweetener if you don’t like corn syrup.

Vanilla – Pure vanilla extract will always give you the best results, but you can always use artificial instead if that is what you have on hand.

Flour – Make sure you spoon and level your flour so that the cookies don’t turn out dense. You also want to make sure you don’t over-work your flour when mixing the cookie batter. Only mix until everything is just combined or your cookies won’t be soft and fluffy.

Cocoa powder – Make sure you are using unsweetened cocoa powder, and not hot chocolate mix. I used Hershey’s dark cocoa powder.

Cornstarch – Helps make the cookies super tender.

Baking Soda – To leaven your cookies, so they are nice and fluffy. Make sure it is still active for best results!

Salt – Makes all the ingredients shine, if you use salted butter you may want to use only half of the salt.

Pecans – They wouldn’t be turtle cookies without pecans!

Caramel bits – You can also melt Kraft caramels instead. You will need about 50 for 2 cups worth.

Chocolate – Using melting wafers means you can skip tempering the chocolate. If you can’t get a hold of high quality melting chocolate you can use good chocolate instead.

Looking for More Crumbl Copycat Recipes?

Check out more of my favourite Crumbl copycat cookie recipes!

Copycat recipe of the popular Crumbl salted caramel cheesecake cookies. You can save time and money by baking these cookies at home!

Love key lime pie? These key lime pie cookies are the perfect way to get your fix. Tart key lime frosting tops a tender graham cookie.

Do you like Crumbl cookies? Try these copycat Crumbl lemon chiffon cookies with a lemon cream cheese frosting swirled with lemon curd.

How to Make Crumbl Turtle Cookies

Yields: 12 servings | Prep Time: 15 minutes | Cook Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 ½ Cup unsalted butter, melted 
• 1 ½ Cup light brown sugar 
• ½ Cup sugar 
• 3 large eggs, room temperature
• 2 Tablespoons light corn syrup 
• 1 Tablespoon pure vanilla extract 
• 4 Cups all-purpose flour 
• 1 Cup Hershey dark cocoa powder 
• 1 Tablespoon cornstarch 
• 2 teaspoons baking soda 
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt 
• 2 Cups chopped pecans

For the Frosting:

• 2 Cups caramel bits
• 8oz Ghirardelli milk chocolate melting wafers 
• 1 Cup pecans, chopped

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line two cookie sheets with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper. Set aside.

Using a stand mixer, beat the melted butter, sugar, light brown sugar, eggs, corn syrup, and vanilla until light and fluffy. 

Using a medium bowl, whisk the flour, cocoa powder, cornstarch, salt and baking soda Gradually beat the dry ingredients into the wet until a dough forms. 

Using a medium cookie scoop, scoop out dough mound into your hand and roll into a ball.

Pour the chopped pecans into a bowl. Roll the sides of the cookie dough ball into the chopped pecans to coat the sides, leaving the top bare.

Place the cookie dough ball onto the cookie sheet and gently press down into a thick disk. Bake in the oven for 13-15 minutes or until firm around the edges.

Allow to cool for 10 minutes on the cookie sheet, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Follow the directions on the package of caramel bits to melt them properly.

Spoon 1 tablespoon of melted caramel onto the centre of each of the cookies. Allow to harden for 5 minutes.

Melt the Ghirardelli melting wafers, and spoon 1 tablespoon of melted chocolate onto the hardened caramel.

Sprinkle a few chopped pecans on top of the melted chocolate. 

Enjoy!