Caramel Pecan Turtle Cookies

[clowry02]

Caramel Pecan Turtle Cookies

Ingredients

Original recipe makes 5 dozen cookies

Cookie:

• 1 cup Crisco® Baking Sticks Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 1/2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda

• 1 1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar
• 1 teaspoon salt

• Caramel and Chocolate Topping:

• 28 caramels
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 30 pecan halves
• 1 (6 ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions

1. Cream Butter Flavor CRISCO® and sugars together. Add milk. Beat in eggs one at a time; add vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt. Mix into creamed mixture. Chill for one hour.
2. Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
3. Roll out 1/3 of the dough at a time, to about 1/4-inch thickness on a floured surface. Cut out with 2 1/4-inch cookie cutters. Place 2 inches apart on un-greased baking sheet.
4. Bake for 5-6 minutes, or until edges are slightly golden. Remove immediately to cooling rack.
5. Combine caramels and milk in microwave-safe bowl. Cover with waxed paper. Microwave at 50% (MEDIUM)for 1 minute. Stir. Repeat until smooth (or melt on rangetop in small saucepan on very low heat). Drop rounded teaspoonfuls on top of each cookie. Place 3 pecan halves around edge of caramel to resemble turtle.
6. Place chocolate chips in microwave-safe cup. Microwave at 50% (MEDIUM) for 1 minute. Stir. Repeat until smooth (or melt on rangetop in small saucepan on very low heat). Spread rounded teaspoonfuls over top of caramel. Do not cover the pecans. Cool completely.

[CameronsMommy23]

Tfs!!

[January1964]

OMG. I think I just gained weight reading about them!

[michiganmom116]

I won't touch Crisco with a 100 foot pole....I wonder if real butter would work.  These sound good!

[Stevensmomma]

omg yum!

[jbyrd898]

sounds good!

[Pink.Frosting]

These sound really good!!

[suziejax]

not for me