Turtle Shortbread Cookies (Cookie Exchange Quantity)

Name: Turtle Shortbread Cookies (Cookie Exchange Quantity)
Prep time: 1 h 50 min
Cook time: 1 h 50 min
Total time: 1 h 50 min
Yield: 72
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon almond extract; 24 caramels; 946 milliliters Gold all-purpose flour; 72 pecan halves; 237 milliliters chopped pecans; 1 teaspoons salt; 170 grams bag semisweet chocolate chips (1 cup); 2 teaspoons shortening; 355 milliliters butter or stick margarine, softened; 118 milliliters sugar

The recipe Turtle Shortbread Cookies (Cookie Exchange Quantity) could satisfy your Southern craving in approximately 1 hour and 50 minutes. One portion of this dish contains roughly 1g of protein, 7g of fat, and a total of 113 calories. This recipe serves 72. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of sugar, caramels, semisweet chocolate chips, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. It works well as a very affordable dessert.

Instructions

Heat oven to 350F. In large bowl, mix butter, sugar and almond extract. Stir in flour and salt. (If dough is crumbly, mix in 1 to 2 tablespoons additional softened butter or stick margarine.)

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Sugar

Salt

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Divide dough into 12 equal parts.

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Dough

Roll each part into 1/4-inch thick circle. (If dough is sticky, chill about 15 minutes.)

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Dough

Roll

Cut each circle into 6 wedges.

Place wedges 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet.

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Baking Sheet

Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until set. Immediately remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.

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Meanwhile, in 1-quart saucepan, heat caramels over medium heat about 10 minutes, stirring frequently, until melted. In small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips and shortening uncovered on High 1 to 3 minutes, stirring halfway through heating time, until melted and thin enough to drizzle.

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Chocolate Chips

Shortening

Caramel Candy

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Dip 2 straight edges of each cookie into melted caramel, then into chopped pecans. (If caramel thickens, add up to 1 teaspoon water and heat over low heat, stirring constantly, until caramel softens.)

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Pecan Pieces

Caramel

Water

Dip

Place a dot of melted chocolate on top of each cookie; place pecan half on chocolate.

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Chocolate

Pecans

Drizzle remaining chocolate on tops of cookies.

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Servings:

1teaspoon

almond extract 24

caramels 946milliliters

Gold all-purpose flour 72

pecan halves 237milliliters

chopped pecans 1teaspoons

salt 170grams

bag semisweet chocolate chips (1 cup)2teaspoons

shortening 355milliliters

butter or stick margarine, softened 118milliliters

sugar

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel are great choices for Southern. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. The Selbach Oster Mosel Riesling Kabinett with a 4.5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 15 dollars per bottle.