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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 15 Minutes |
Ready In: 15 Minutes Servings: 24 |
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These are delightful cookies and very well loved. They come from my friend Kim who brings them to the cookie exchange I have hosted for the past 24 years. They are alwasyw one of the first to go at the exchanges. Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter |
1/2 cup light brown sugar packed |
1 whole egg |
1 egg yolk |
1 egg white |
1/4 teaspoon vanilla |
1/8 teaspoon maple flavoring |
1-1/2 cups all purpose flour |
1/4 teaspoon salt |
1/4 teaspoon baking soda |
1 pecan halves |
frosting |
2 ounces solid baking chocolate |
1/4 cup milk |
1 tablespoon butter |
1 pound powdered sugar. |
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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