Turtle cookies

Name: Turtle cookies
Ingredients: 1 cup butter; 1 cup white sugar; 1 cup packed brown sugar; 2 eggs; 2 tsp vanilla; 2 1/4 cup all-purpose flour; 1 tsp baking soda; 3/4 cup cocoa powder; 1 cup chopped pecans; 1 tbsp white sugar; 48 caramel candies

11 ingredients

14 steps

Ingredients

1 cup butter
1 cup white sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
2 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
3/4 cup cocoa powder
1 cup chopped pecans
1 tbsp white sugar
48 caramel candies

Directions

1

Beat butter until creamy.gradually beat in sugars.
2

Beat in eggs and vanilla.
3

Combine flour, baking soda and cocoa.
4

Gradually add to butter mixture, make sure to mix Well.
5

Add half pecans.
6

Cover and chill for atleast 2 hours
7

Preheat oven to 375F
8

Combine remain 1/2 CUP of pecans with 1TBSP of sugar
9

Divide the dough into four parts , work them as one part at a time leaving the remain dough in the fridge until u need it.
10

Divide each part in to 12 pieces
11

Quickly press each piece of dough around a caramel and roll into a ball.
12

Dip the tops in the sugar mix and place on cookie sheet tops up two inchs apart
13

Bake for 8 mins in preheated oven .
14

Cool for 4 mins until transferring to wire racks to cool completely