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Turtle Cookies




Cookie ingredients:

• 1/2 cup butter or margarine
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 egg-separated
• 2 Tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup flour
• 1/3 cup cocoa
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup finely chopped pecans

Caramel Filling ingredients:

• 14 unwrapped light caramels
• 3 Tablespoons whipping cream

Glaze:

• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 teaspoon shortening

Instructions:
In a small mixing bowl, beat butter, sugar, egg yolk, milk and vanilla until blended. Stir together flour, cocoa, and salt; blend into batter mixture. Regrigerate about 1 hour or until firm enough to handle. Heat oven to 350 and lightly grease cookie sheet. Shape dough into 1 inch balls. Dip each ball into egg white-roll in pecans to coat. Place 1 inch apart on prepared cookie sheet. Press thumb gently in center of each ball. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until set. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan combine caramels and whipping cream. Cook over low heat stirring frequently until caramels are melted and mixture is smooth. Remove cookies from oven; carefully press center of each cookie again with thumb on each cookie indentation. Immediately spoon about 1/2 teaspoon of caramel filling in center of each cookie. Carefully remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely. In small microwave-safe bowl, place chocolate chips and shortening. Microwave on high for 1 minute, or until smooth when stirred. Place wax paper under wire rack with cookies. Drizzle chocolate mixture over top of cookies.