Turtles® Cookies I recipe
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Ingredients
- ½ cup butter, softened ½ cup packed brown sugar 1 egg 1 egg, separated 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour ¼ teaspoon baking soda ¼ teaspoon salt 36 pecan halves 2 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate ¼ cup milk 1 tablespoon butter 1 ¾ cups sifted confectioners' sugar
Nutrition Info
- 309 caloriescarbohydrate: 41.5 gcholesterol: 54.3 mgfat: 15.4 gfiber: 1.6 gprotein: 3.9 gsaturatedFat: 7.6 gservingSize: -sodium: 153.9 mgsugar: 27.4 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Turtles® Cookies I
Directions
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Cream butter or margarine, gradually add brown sugar, beating at medium speed of an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
Add 1 egg, 1 egg yolk, and vanilla, beating until well blended.
Combine flour, baking soda and salt, add to creamed mixture, mixing well.
Chill dough at least 1 hour.
Arrange pecan halves in groups of 5 on ungreased cookie sheets, resembling head and legs of turtles.
Shape dough into 1-inch balls, and dip bottoms in remaining egg white. Press gently onto pecans to resemble turtle bodies. Bake at 350 degrees F (180 degrees C) for 10 to 12 minutes. Cool on wire racks. Spread frosting on top of cookies.
To Make Frosting: Combine chocolate squares, milk and 1 tablespoon butter or margarine in a small saucepan, cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until chocolate melts. Remove from heat. Add approximately 1 3/4 cups confectioner's sugar, beat until smooth.