Turtle Shortbread Cookies Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Microwave butter on high until melted. Add chocolate chips and milk; microwave until chips are melted, stirring every 30 seconds. Stir in vanilla. Add flour; mix well. Stir in pecans and caramel bits., Drop dough by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake until edges are set, 7-9 minutes. Cool on pans 2 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., For icing, microwave chocolate chips and shortening on high until melted. Drizzle over cooled cookies. Store in an airtight container.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*F Blend together flour, 1 cup brown sugar and 1/2 cup butter until fine crumbs. Press mixture into the bottom of an ungreased 9x13 pan. Sprinkle pecans on top of unbaked crust. In a saucepan combine 1/2 cup brown sugar and 2/3 cup butter. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture comes to a boil. Boil for 1 minute stirring constantly. Pour mixture on top of pecans. Bake in oven for 18 - 22 minutes, until caramel layer is bubbly. Sprinkle chocolate chips over caramel layer and let sit for 5 minutes. with a knife, gently swirl chocolate (do not spread) to create a marbled effect. Cool completely and cut into bars.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350. In large bowl, mix butter, sugar and almond extract. Stir in flour and salt. (If dough is crumbly, mix in 1 to 2 T. additional softened butter.).
• Divide dough into 12 equal parts. Roll each part into 1/4 inch thick circle (if dough is sticky, chill about 15 minutes.) Cut each circle into 6 wedges. Place wedges 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 8-10 minutes or until set. Immediately remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in 1 quart saucepan, heat caramels over medium heat about 10 minutes, stirring frequently, until melted. In small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips and shortening uncovered on High 1 to 3 minutes, stirring halfway through heating time, until melted and thin enough to drizzle.
• Dip 2 straight edges of each cookie into melted caramel, then into chopped pecans.