Turtle Cookies Recipe ๐ช
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 350ยฐF (175ยฐC) 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).
Enjoy these adorable and tasty turtle cookies, perfect for any occasion! ๐ข๐ช
