Betty Crocker Holiday Cookies 2007 - (Page 61) great for gift giving Chocolate-Caramel Turtle Cookies Prep Time: 1 Hour 40 Minutes Start to Finish: 1 Hour 40 Minutes Servings: 4 dozen cookies Tip » 2½ ½ ½ ¾ 1 1 1½ ¼ 48 cups pecan halves cup water cup sugar cup butter or margarine, softened teaspoon vanilla egg cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour cup unsweetened baking cocoa round milk chocolate-covered chewy caramels (from 13-oz bag), unwrapped HolIday HINt Arrange these little snappers on a festive holiday plate, or place them inside a special holiday gift box. 1. Heat oven to 375°F (if using dark or nonstick cookie sheet, heat oven to 350°F). In medium bowl, soak pecans in water while making dough; drain well. 2. In medium bowl, beat sugar, butter, vanilla and egg with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. On low speed, beat in flour and cocoa until dough forms. 3. On ungreased cookie sheets, for each cookie, arrange 5 pecans to look like head and legs of a turtle. Shape dough by rounded teaspoonfuls into 1-inch balls. Place 1 ball on top of each group of 5 pecans, pressing lightly into pecans with palm of hand. 4. Bake 7 to 10 minutes or until set. Immediately press 1 caramel gently onto top of each cookie; let stand 5 minutes to soften caramel. Use small spatula to flatten candy slightly. Remove cookies from cookie sheets to cooling racks. High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): Bake 9 to 12 minutes. Nutrition Information Per Serving: 1 CookIe: Calories 120 (Calories from Fat 70); Total Fat 8g (Saturated Fat 2.5g); Cholesterol 15mg; Sodium 30mg; Total Carbohydrate 10g (Dietary Fiber 0g); Protein 1g Betty Crocker Most Requested RecipesTM 61
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