Turtle Cookies/Christmas Cookbook
Family Favorite
Yield
1 dozen cookiesPrep
10 minCook
20 minReady
30 minTrans-fat Free
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| ½ | cup |
brown sugar
packed |
*
|
| ½ | cup |
butter
or margarine, softened |
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
water
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 1 ½ | cups |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| ⅛ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| 1 | x |
pecan halves
|
*
|
| 8 | each |
caramels (candy squares)
cut in fourths |
*
|
| Chocolate glaze | |||
| 1 | cup |
powdered sugar
|
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
water
|
|
| 1 | ounce |
unsweetened chocolate
melted and cooled |
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 118 | ml |
brown sugar
packed |
*
|
| 118 | ml |
butter
or margarine, softened |
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
water
|
|
| 5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 355 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 0.6 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 1 | x |
pecan halves
|
*
|
| 8 | each |
caramels (candy squares)
cut in fourths |
*
|
| Chocolate glaze | |||
| 237 | ml |
powdered sugar
|
|
| 15 | ml |
water
|
|
| 28.9 | ml/g |
unsweetened chocolate
melted and cooled |
|
| 5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
Directions
Mix brown sugar, margarine, water and vanilla.
Stir in flour and salt until dough holds together.
(If dough is dry, stir in 1 to 2 teaspoon water.) Heat oven to 350℉ (180℃).
For each cookie, group 3 to 5 pecan halves, split if necessary, on ungreased cookie sheet.
Shape dough by teaspoonfuls around caramel pieces; press firmly onto center of each group of nuts.
Bake until set but not brown, 12 to 15 minutes; cool.
Dip tops of cookies into Chocolate Glaze.
Glaze: Beat sugar, water.
cooled chocolate and vanilla until smooth.
If necessary, stir in water, 1 teaspoon at a time, until frosting is of desired consistency.
