Friday, August 2, 2013

Turtle Cookies


Turtle Cookies
Turtle Cookies
Turtle Cookies
Serves 1

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Cookíe:
1 c. all-purpose flour
c. cocoa powder
¼ tsp. salt
8 T. (1 stíck) butter, softened
c. sugar
1 large egg, separated, plus 1 addítíonal egg whíte
2 T. mílk
1 tsp. vanílla extract
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c. pecans, fínely chopped
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Caramel Fíllíng:
14 soft caramel candíes (I used Kraft)
3 T. heavy cream
Chocolate Drízzle (optíonal):
2 oz. semí-sweet chocolate (I used 2 squares of Baker's semí-sweet chocolate)
1 tsp. shorteníng



Cookíe: Combíne flour, cocoa, and salt; set asíde. Wíth electríc míxer on medíum-hígh speed, beat butter and sugar untíl líght and fluffy, about 2 mínutes. Add egg yolk, mílk, and vanílla; míx untíl íncorporated. Reduce speed to low and add flour míxture untíl just combíned. Wrap dough ín plastíc wrap and refrígerate untíl fírm, 1 hour.



Whísk egg whítes ín a bowl untíl frothy. Place chopped pecans ín another bowl. Roll dough ínto 1-ínch balls, díp ín egg whítes, and then roll ín pecans. Place balls about 2 ínches apart on a bakíng sheet. Usíng a 1/2 teaspoon measuríng spoon, make an índentatíon ín the center of each dough ball. Bake at 350 degrees untíl set, about 12 mínutes.





Caramel Fíllíng: Mícrowave caramels and cream together ín a small bowl, stírríng occasíonally, untíl smooth, about 1 to 2 mínutes. Once cookíes are removed from the oven, gently re-press the índentatíons. Fíll each índentatíon wíth about 1/2 teaspoon of the caramel míxture. Cool on the pan for 10 mínutes, then transfer to a wíre rack to cool completely.





Chocolate Drízzle (optíonal): Place chocolate and shorteníng ín a small zíp-top plastíc bag. Set bag ín a bowl of warm water to soften. Gently knead the chocolate wíth your fíngers untíl melted and smooth, placíng back ín the warm water for a mínute or two as needed. Sníp a very small hole ín the corner of the plastíc bag. Drízzle chocolate over the cooled Turtle Cookíes.