Chocolate-Caramel Turtle Cookies

  • Prep 1 hr 40 min
  • Total 1 hr 40 min
  • Servings 48

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups pecan halves
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
  • 48 round milk chocolate-covered chewy caramels (from 13-oz bag), unwrapped

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 375°F (if using dark or nonstick cookie sheet, heat oven to 350°F). In medium bowl, soak pecans in water while making dough; drain well.
  • 2
    In medium bowl, beat sugar, butter, vanilla and egg with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. On low speed, beat in flour and cocoa until dough forms.
  • 3
    On ungreased cookie sheets, for each cookie, arrange 5 pecans to look like head and legs of a turtle. Shape dough by rounded teaspoonfuls into 1-inch balls. Place 1 ball on top of each group of 5 pecans, pressing lightly into pecans with palm of hand.
  • 4
    Bake 7 to 10 minutes or until set. Immediately press 1 caramel gently onto top of each cookie; let stand 5 minutes to soften caramel. Use small spatula to flatten candy slightly. Remove cookies from cookie sheets to cooling racks.

  • Arrange these little snappers on a festive holiday plate, or place them inside a special holiday gift box.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie
Calories
120
Calories from Fat
70
Total Fat
8g
12%
Saturated Fat
2 1/2g
14%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
15mg
4%
Sodium
30mg
1%
Potassium
45mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
10g
3%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
6g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
2%
2%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
2%
2%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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