Turtle Cookies Recipe

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Turtle Cookies
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Ingredients
16
Count
Nutrition
194
Calories
Total time
15
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar packed
  • 1/4 tsp vanilla
  • 1-1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1 pecan halves
  • frosting
  • 2 oz solid baking chocolate
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1 tbsp butter

Directions:

  1. Cream butter with sugar until light and fluffy.
  2. Beat in egg, egg yolk, vanilla and maple flavoring then set aside.
  3. Sift together flour, salt and baking soda.
  4. Add dry ingredients gradually to creamed mixture until you have smooth dough.
  5. Chill 2 hours then shape dough into oval balls.
  6. Place 5 pecan halves in form of turtle feed and head on cookie sheet.
  7. Dip bottoms of dough into egg white then press slightly onto pecan halves.
  8. Bake at 350 for 12 minutes and cool then cover with frosting.
  9. For frosting melt chocolate, milk and butter then beat in powdered sugar until smooth.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 193.65 Kcal (811 kJ)
Calories from fat 92.18 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 10.24g 16%
Cholesterol 25.15mg 8%
Sodium 153.61mg 6%
Potassium 278.36mg 6%
Total Carbs 23.94g 8%
Sugars 12.53g 50%
Dietary Fiber 0.66g 3%
Protein 2.77g 6%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 0.3mg 2%
Calcium 19.6mg 2%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 414.22 Kcal (1734 kJ)
Calories from fat 197.18 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 21.91g 16%
Cholesterol 53.79mg 8%
Sodium 328.58mg 6%
Potassium 595.42mg 6%
Total Carbs 51.2g 8%
Sugars 26.8g 50%
Dietary Fiber 1.41g 3%
Protein 5.93g 6%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 0.6mg 2%
Calcium 42mg 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 4.6
    Points
  • 5
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

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