Turtle Cookies

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Turtle Cookies

Recipe By : Mckenzie's Bakery, N.o.la
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cookies

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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-----WALDINE VAN GEFFEN VGHC42A-----
1/2 cup Butter or margarine
1/2 cup Light brown sugar -- packed
1 Whole egg
1 Egg yolk
1 Egg white
1/4 teaspoon Vanilla
1/8 teaspoon Maple flavoring
1 1/2 cups All-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon Salt
1/4 teaspoon Baking soda
Pecan halves
-----FROSTING-----
2 ounces Solid baking chocolate
1/4 cup Milk
1 tablespoon Butter
1 pound Powdered sugar.

Cream butter with sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, egg yolk,
vanilla and maple flavoring. Set aside. Sift together flour, salt, and
baking soda. Add dry ingredients gradually to the creamed mixture until
you have smooth dough and then chill 2 hours. Shape 1 ts dough into
balls. These should be oval shaped like a turtle body. Dip bottoms into
little of egg white. Press slightly onto greased cookie sheet on which
groups of 5 pecan halves have already been placed to form a head and 4
feet of turtles. Bake at 350~ 10 to 12 minutes or until set and when
cool, frost. FROSTING-Melt chocolate, milk and butter. Beat in the
powdered sugar until smooth. Source: Gloria Pitzer's Secret Recipes
Newsletter. (MY NOTE-I hope these are as good as the real thing.)






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