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Turtle Thumbprints Recipe
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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook turtle thumbprints using 10 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Turtle Thumbprints:
- Make ready 1 (17.5 oz) package Betty Crocker Sugar Cookie Mix
- Make ready 3 Tbsp all-purpose flour
- Prepare 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- Take 1 stick (8 Tbsp) butter - soft
- Prepare 1 egg
- Get 2 cups pecans - finely chopped
- Prepare 2 egg whites
- Take 1 cup soft caramel candies
- Prepare 3 Tbsp half and half
- Make ready 1/2 cup semi-sweet or milk chocolate chips (optional)
Steps to make Turtle Thumbprints:
- In a mixing bowl (stand or hand mixer) combine sugar cookie mix, flour and cocoa powder. - - On low speed, blend in the butter and egg. - - Keep mixing until incorporated. Gradually increase mixer speed until dough forms a ball. - - Wrap the dough and refrigerate for one hour.
- Preheat oven to 325°F - Line baking trays with parchment paper and set aside. - - Roll the chilled dough into even portioned balls and place on the prepared trays. - - Keep one tray in the fridge while you work on the other one.
- Place chopped pecans in a bowl or on a plate. - - Whip egg whites with a whisk until frothy. - - Dip a dough ball into the egg whites and then immediately roll in the pecans. - - Place back onto tray. - Using thumb, push an indent into each piece of dough. - - Repeat with the remaining pieces of dough.
- Bake for 16-18 minutes or until the dough is set if pressed. - - If necessary, gently re-indent the cookies as soon as the tray is removed from the oven.
- In a microwave safe bowl, place caramel candies and half and half. - - Microwave at 70% power for 90 seconds. - - Stir and continue to microwave at 15 second intervals until fully melted.
- Using a small spoon, put some of the caramel into each of the divots (thumbprints) of the cookies.
- If desired, melt chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl in 30 second increments. - - Spoon chocolate into a zippered sandwich bag and snip one of the bottom corner off (1/4). - - Drizzle the chocolate into the cookies
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