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Turtle Tart

Prize-Winning Recipe 2007! Show-stopper desserts can be delicious as well as super simple when you start with a time-saving cookie mix! Check out the recipe tip for using a common baking pan.
Prep Time: 25 min
Total Time: 3 hours 15 min
Makes: 16 servings
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Cookie Base
1pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker® oatmeal cookie mix
1/2cup butter or margarine, softened
1tablespoon water
1egg
1cup chopped pecans
Filling
40caramels, unwrapped
1/3cup whipping cream
3/4cup chopped pecans
Topping
1bag (11.5 oz) milk chocolate chips (2 cups)
1/3cup whipping cream
1/4cup chopped pecans
1.Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, stir cookie mix, butter, water and egg until soft dough forms. Stir in 1 cup pecans. Press dough in bottom and up sides of ungreased 9-inch tart pan with removable bottom.
2.Bake 19 to 21 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 10 minutes.
3.Meanwhile, in medium microwavable bowl, microwave caramels and 1/3 cup cream on High 2 to 4 minutes, stirring twice, until caramels are melted. Stir in 3/4 cup pecans. Spread over cooled crust. Refrigerate 15 minutes.
4.In another medium microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips and 1/3 cup cream on High 1 to 2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds, until chocolate is smooth. Pour over filling. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup pecans. Refrigerate 2 hours or until set. To serve, let stand at room temperature 10 minutes before cutting. Store covered in refrigerator.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): Use 10-inch tart pan. In step 2, bake crust 21 to 23 minutes.
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Did You Know?
This recipe was one of fifteen winners in the 2007 Mix It Up with Betty! Cookie Mix Recipe Contest. More than $10,000 was awarded!
Variation
Use oatmeal chocolate chip cookie mix instead of the oatmeal cookie mix if you’d prefer not to have the cinnamon flavor.
Substitution
No tart pan? Use a 13x9-inch pan and cut into squares instead of wedges.

Nutrition Information:

1 Serving: Calories 530 (Calories from Fat 260); Total Fat 29g (Saturated Fat 10g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 45mg; Sodium 240mg; Total Carbohydrate 59g (Dietary Fiber 3g, Sugars 37g); Protein 7Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 8%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 10%; Iron 8Exchanges: 4 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 1 High-Fat Meat; 4 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 4 
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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