Grandma's Secret: Irresistibly Cute Turtle Cookies Recipe

Turtle Cookies Recipe 🍪

Description:

Not only are these cookies delicious, they’re so cute! I got the recipe from my grandmother, who’s been making them for years. We usually double the recipe, because they disappear quickly!

Recipe Information:

Cook Time: 10 minutes
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 2 dozen cookies

Ingredients:

Quantity	Ingredient
1 1/2	cups flour
1/4	tsp baking soda
1/4	tsp salt
1/2	cup butter
1/2	cup brown sugar
1	egg
1/4	tsp vanilla
	Pecan halves

Nutrition Information (Per Serving):

Calories: 993.8
Fat Content: 49.4g
Saturated Fat Content: 30.1g
Cholesterol Content: 227.8mg
Sodium Content: 833.3mg
Carbohydrate Content: 125.4g
Fiber Content: 2.5g
Sugar Content: 53.5g
Protein Content: 13.3g

Recipe Instructions:

Sift together dry ingredients in a bowl.
Cream butter and brown sugar in a separate bowl; then add egg yolk.
Blend in vanilla and mix well.
Gradually add dry ingredients to the wet mixture and blend until fully incorporated.
Arrange pecans in groups of 3 on a greased cookie sheet, with one pecan for the head and two for the flippers.
Mold dough into balls and dip bottoms in unbeaten egg white.
Place the dough balls on the pecans to form the turtle body.
Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 10-12 minutes until golden brown.
Allow cookies to cool on a wire rack.
Frost with chocolate frosting (you can use your favorite recipe or canned).