Recipe

Turtle Cookies Recipe

	Chefmeow / All my dishes 1 year, 3 months ago These are delightful cookies and very well loved. They come from my friend Kim who brings them to the cookie exchange I have hosted for the past 24 years. They are alwasyw one of the first to go at the exchanges. Prep:10m Cook:15m Servings:24	Chefmeow
	easy side desserts cookies chocolate nuts butter

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Ingredients

1/2 cup butter

1/2 cup light brown sugar packed

1 whole egg

1 egg yolk

1 egg white

1/4 teaspoon vanilla

1/8 teaspoon maple flavoring

1-1/2 cups all purpose flour

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

1 pecan halves

Frosting:

2 ounces solid baking chocolate

1/4 cup milk

1 tablespoon butter

1 pound powdered sugar.

Directions

Cream butter with sugar until light and fluffy.

Beat in egg, egg yolk, vanilla and maple flavoring then set aside.

Sift together flour, salt and baking soda.

Add dry ingredients gradually to creamed mixture until you have smooth dough.

Chill 2 hours then shape dough into oval balls.

Place 5 pecan halves in form of turtle feed and head on cookie sheet.

Dip bottoms of dough into egg white then press slightly onto pecan halves.

Bake at 350 for 12 minutes and cool then cover with frosting.

For frosting melt chocolate, milk and butter then beat in powdered sugar until smooth.

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Comments

elgab89 1 year, 3 months ago said:
Hmmm! Now this is a dilema! I think I will save this one for my cookie exchange, too (or better for me only!)

ahmed1 1 year, 3 months ago said:
I am saving this one to make soon.Thanks for sharing!

krumkake 1 year, 3 months ago said:
You know my addiction to cookies - THIS will be made soon (no way can this wait until the holidays)...these sound absolutely fabulous!

nazzb 1 year, 2 months ago said:
Why why why? i am a diabetic - have mercy!

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