Texas Turtles

6 ingredients
36 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 c. peanut butter chips (6 oz.)
  • 1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk, divided (not evaporated milk)
  • 2 tsp. white vinegar
  • 1 1/2 to 2 c. pecan halves (about 144)
  • 1 (12 oz.) pkg. semi-sweet chocolate bits
  • 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla

Directions

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    Line
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    large
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    cookie
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    sheets with waxed paper; set aside. In medium
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    sized
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    heavy
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    saucepan,
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    over
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    low heat, melt peanut butter chips with 1/2 can of condensed milk.
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    Remove from heat; stir in
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    vinegar.
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    Drop
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    by
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    generous
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    half teaspoonfuls 1 inch apart on
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    prepared cookie sheets.
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    Place 3 pecan halves on top, pressing in
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    slightly
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    with points touching; set aside.
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    In top of double
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    boiler,
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    over
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    simmering water, melt chocolate bits with remaining condensed
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    milk.
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    Remove from heat but keep over warm water,
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    stir
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    in
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    vanilla.
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    Spoon heaping teaspoonfuls of chocolate
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    over pecan clusters, spreading lightly.
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    Chill until firm, about
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    2
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    hours.
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    Store
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    between layers of waxed paper in airtight tins.
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    Makes 48.

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