Caramel Pecan Turtles

Name: Caramel Pecan Turtles
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 5 doz cookies
Ingredients: 1 cup Butter Flavor Crisco (or 1 butter flavor crisco stick); 1 1/2 cups sugar; 1/2 cup brown sugar; 2 tablespoons milk; 3 eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 4 cups flour; 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda; 1 1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar; 1 teaspoon salt; 28 caramels; 2 tablespoons milk; 3 cups pecan halves; 1 (6 ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips

Submitted by looneytunesfan

"Joy can be shared in small sweet ways."

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Ready In:: 30mins
Ingredients:: 14
Yields:: 5 doz cookies

ingredients

Cookie
1 cup Butter Flavor Crisco (or 1 butter flavor crisco stick)
1 ¹⁄₂ cups sugar
¹⁄₂ cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons milk
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 cups flour
1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons baking soda
1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons cream of tartar
1 teaspoon salt
Caramel and Chocolate Topping
28 caramels
2 tablespoons milk
3 cups pecan halves
1 (6 ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips

directions

Cream Butter Flavor CRISCO and sugars together. Add milk. Beat in eggs one at a time; add vanilla.
Combine flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt. Mix into creamed mixture.
Chill for one hour.
Heat oven to 350ºF.
Roll out 1/3 of the dough at a time, to about 1/4-inch thickness on a floured surface.
Cut out with 2 1/4-inch cookie cutters. Place 2 inches apart on un-greased baking sheet. Bake for 5-6 minutes, or until edges are slightly golden. Remove immediately to cooling rack.
Caramel and Chocolate Topping.
Combine caramels and milk in microwave-safe bowl. Cover with waxed paper. Microwave at 50%(MEDIUM). Stir after 1 minute. Repeat until smooth (or melt on rangetop in small saucepan on very low heat).
Drop rounded teaspoonfuls on top of each cookie. Place 3 pecan halves around edge of caramel to resemble turtles.
Place chocolate chips in microwave-safe cup. Microwave at 50% (MEDIUM)for 1 minute. Stir after 1 minute. Repeat until smooth (or melt on rangetop in small saucepan on very low heat).
Place melted chocolate in a small plastic baggie. Cut the corner off the bag and drizzle a small amount of chocolate in the center of the cookie. Do not cover the pecans. Cool completely.