Snappy Turtles

Total Time: 22 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 3/4 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 packages pecan halves
• 3 semi-sweet chocolate baking squares, melted

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350ºf (180ºc).
• 2 in a medium bowl, cream butter and sugar.
• 3 beat in egg yolk and vanilla.
• 4 throughfuly blend in flour,baking soda and salt.
• 5 dough will be softened.
• 6 bake a test cookie; dough should spread enogh to resemble a turtle shell.
• 7 arrange pecans in groups of five on greased cookie sheet to resemble head and legs of turtle.
• 8 using 1 teaspoon of dough, shape balls, dip in egg and press lightly onto nuts.
• 9 bake for 12 minutes or until lightly browned edges.
• 10 loosen any cookies that are sticking to the cookie sheet.
• 11 top with melted chocolate while warm.
• 12 transfer to racks to cool.