Turtle Cookies I

Name: Turtle Cookies I
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 30
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons baking soda; 118 milliliters packed brown sugar; 1 Tbsp butter; 414 milliliters sifted confectioners sugar; 1 egg, separated; 355 milliliters all-purpose flour; 59 milliliters milk; 36 pecan halves; 0 teaspoons salt; 57 grams unsweetened chocolate; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Turtle Cookies I is a vegetarian recipe with 30 servings. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 92 calories, 1g of protein, and 3g of fat. Only a few people really liked this dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. If you have vanillan extract, pecan halves, salt, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Cream butter or margarine, gradually add brown sugar, beating at medium speed of an electric mixer until light and fluffy.

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Brown Sugar

Butter

Cream

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Hand Mixer

Add 1 egg, 1 egg yolk, and vanilla; beating until well blended.

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Egg Yolk

Vanilla

Egg

Combine flour, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture, mixing well.

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Baking Soda

All Purpose Flour

Salt

Chill dough at least 1 hour.

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Dough

Arrange pecan halves in groups of 5 on ungreased cookie sheets, resembling head and legs of turtles.

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Pecan Halves

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Baking Sheet

Shape dough into 1-inch balls, and dip bottoms in remaining egg white. Press gently onto pecans to resemble turtle bodies.

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Egg Whites

Pecans

Dough

Dip

Bake at 350 degrees F (180 degrees C) for 10 to 12 minutes. Cool on wire racks.

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Oven

Spread frosting on top of cookies.

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Frosting

Spread

Combine chocolate squares, milk and 1 tablespoon butter or margarine in a small saucepan; cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until chocolate melts.

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Chocolate