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Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 12 Minutes |
Ready In: 22 Minutes Servings: 3 |
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very nice to eat for an after school snack. or for munchies. Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter, softened |
1/2 cup brown sugar |
1 egg |
3/4 teaspoon vanilla |
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour |
1/4 teaspoon baking soda |
1/4 teaspoon salt |
3 packages pecan halves |
3 semi-sweet chocolate baking squares, melted |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350ºF (180ºC).
2. In a medium bowl, cream butter and sugar.
3. Beat in egg yolk and vanilla.
4. Throughfuly blend in flour,baking soda and salt.
5. Dough will be softened.
6. Bake a test cookie; dough should spread enogh to resemble a turtle shell.
7. Arrange pecans in groups of five on greased cookie sheet to resemble head and legs of turtle.
8. Using 1 teaspoon of dough, shape balls, dip in egg white and press lightly onto nuts.
9. Bake for 12 minutes or until lightly browned edges.
10. Loosen any cookies that are sticking to the cookie sheet.
11. Top with melted chocolate while warm.
12. Transfer to racks to cool.
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