Turtle Cookie Recipes

TURTLES® COOKIES II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Stir in the vanilla, then the flour.
• Roll the dough into walnut sized balls, roll the balls in the egg whites, then roll them in the chopped pecans. Place the cookies 1 1/2 inches apart on an unprepared cookie sheet. Using your finger, make an indention in the center of each cookie.
• Bake for 12 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven, until bottom of cookies are lightly browned.
• When the cookies come out of the oven fill the indentation with the caramel filling, and let cool. Pour about 1 to 1 1/2 teaspoons of chocolate over each cookie to cover the caramel center. Let stand until chocolate is set.

TURTLE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Microwave butter on high until melted. Add chocolate chips and milk; microwave until chips are melted, stirring every 30 seconds. Stir in vanilla. Add flour; mix well. Stir in pecans and caramel bits., Drop dough by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake until edges are set, 7-9 minutes. Cool on pans 2 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., For icing, microwave chocolate chips and shortening on high until melted. Drizzle over cooled cookies. Store in an airtight container.

ULTIMATE TURTLE COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In medium bowl, stir together cookie mix, butter, egg and 1/2 cup chopped pecans until soft dough forms. Press evenly in ungreased 8-inch square pan. Bake 28 to 33 minutes or until golden brown.
• Meanwhile, in 1-quart saucepan, heat caramels and milk over low heat, stirring frequently, until melted and smooth. Remove from heat.
• Carefully spread melted caramels evenly over warm bars; sprinkle with pecan halves. Cool completely on cooling rack, about 1 hour.
• In small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips and shortening uncovered on High 30 to 60 seconds, stirring every 15 seconds, until melted and smooth. Drizzle over bars. Let stand about 30 minutes or until chocolate is set. For bars, cut into 4 rows by 4 rows.

TURTLE COOKIE RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375ºF.
• Beat cake mix, egg, 1-1/2 cups COOL WHIP and 1/3 cup caramel bits in large bowl with mixer until blended. (Dough will be stiff.)
• Shape into 32 balls, using about 2 tsp. dough for each ball.
• Place, 2 inches apart, on baking sheets sprayed with cooking spray; press nut into top of each ball.
• Bake 8 min. or just until edges of cookies are set. (Do not overbake.) Cool on baking sheet 2 min. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.
• Microwave remaining COOL WHIP and caramel bits in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 min.; stir. Microwave additional 30 sec. or until caramel bits are completely melted and mixture is well blended when stirred. Drizzle over cooled cookies. Let stand until firm.

TURTLE COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Combine the crust ingredients and beat at medium speed until blended. Pat mixture firmly into a 9x13 pan.
• Arrange pecans over the crust.
• Combine 2/3 C butter and 1/2 C brown sugar in a saucepan; bring to a boil over medium high heat, stirring constantly. Cook 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Pour mixture over pecans. Bake at 350 for 15-17 minutes or until golden and bubbly.
• Remove from oven; sprinkle with chocolate morsels. Let stand 2-3 minutes or until slightly melted. Gently swirl chocolate with a knife, leaving some morsels whole (do not spread). Let cool on a wire rack at room temperature until chocolate is set. Cut into squares.

TURTLE COOKIES

Steps:

• Sift together dry ingredients.
• Cream butter and brown sugar; add egg yolk.
• Blend in vanilla and mix well.
• Gradually add dry ingredients and blend.
• Arrange pecans in groups of 3 on greased cookie sheet (1 for the head and 2 for the flippers).
• Mold dough into balls and dip bottoms in unbeaten egg white.
• Place on the pecans as the turtle body.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes.
• Cool.
• Frost with chocolate frosting (your favorite recipe or canned).

TURTLE BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until smooth. Gradually add flour; beat until crumbly. Press firmly into an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Arrange pecans over crust. , In a small heavy saucepan, combine butter and brown sugar. Bring to a boil; boil for 1 minute or until smooth, stirring constantly. Pour over pecans. , Bake at 350° for 18-22 minutes or until bubbly. Sprinkle chocolate chips on top; Cool in pan on a wire rack for 3 minutes. Spread chocolate but allow some chips to remain whole. Cool completely; cut into small squares.