Turtle Cookies

Directions

1. 1
   Sift together dry ingredients.
2. 2
   Cream butter and brown sugar; add egg yolk.
3. 3
   Blend in vanilla and mix well.
4. 4
   Gradually add dry ingredients and blend.
5. 5
   Arrange pecans in groups of 3 on greased cookie sheet (1 for the head and 2 for the flippers).
6. 6
   Mold dough into balls and dip bottoms in unbeaten egg white.
7. 7
   Place on the pecans as the turtle body.
8. 8
   Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes.
9. 9
   Cool.
10. 10
    Frost with chocolate frosting (your favorite recipe or canned).