Shortbread Turtles

Shortbread Turtles
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1 Review
Purchased shortbread cookies are topped with pecans, caramel and chocolate!
30 min
Prep Time
1:00
Total Time
30 cookies

Ingredients

Caramel

1 cup
caramel bits*
2 tablespoons
Land O Lakes® Butter
2 tablespoons
Land O Lakes® Half & Half

Cookie

30 (1 1/2-inch square)
purchased shortbread cookies
30
pecan halves

Chocolate

4 ounces
chocolate-flavored candy coating (almond bark)
 
*Substitute 25 unwrapped caramels.

Directions

  1. Combine all caramel ingredients in bowl; microwave, stirring every 30 seconds, 1-2 minutes or until melted and smooth.
  2. Place cookies onto waxed paper. Place 1 teaspoon caramel mixture in center of each cookie. Immediately press 1 pecan half into caramel.
  3. Melt candy coating according to microwave package directions. Drizzle 1 teaspoon melted chocolate over pecan. Let stand until drizzle is set.

Recipe Tips

- Reheat caramel mixture by microwaving 15-20 seconds if it becomes too firm while topping cookies.

- Various sizes of shortbread cookies are sold. Sizes between 1 1/2- to 2 1/2-inch diameter can be used.

Nutrition Facts (1 cookie)

Calories
150
Cholesterol
5mg
Carbohydrates
19g
Protein
2g
Fat
8g
Sodium
105mg
Dietary Fiber
0g

Recipe Comments and Reviews

Rating

This has to be the absolute best cookie ever. I seem to remember when I Maude it quite a few years ago it wasn't going a recipe that included the shortbread recipe. My search goes on

Posted March 25, 2014 by wendy

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