| CATEGORY |
CUISINE |
TAG |
YIELD |
| Vegetables, Eggs, Dairy |
|
|
1 |
Servings |
INGREDIENTS
| 2 |
oz |
Unsweetened baking chocolate |
| 1/3 |
c |
Solid vegetable shortening |
| 1 |
c |
Granulated sugar |
| 1/2 |
ts |
Vanilla extract |
| 2 |
lg |
Eggs |
| 1 1/4 |
c |
All-purpose flour |
| 1/2 |
ts |
Baking powder |
| 1/2 |
ts |
Salt |
| 1 |
c |
Pecan halves |
| 1 |
c |
M&Ms® milk chocolate mini baking bits; divided |
| 1 |
c |
Prepared chocolate frosting |
INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat oven to350°F. Lightly grease cookie sheets; set aside. Heat
chocolate and shortening in2-quart sauce pan over low heat, stirring
constantly, until melted; remove from heat. Mix in sugar, vanilla and eggs.
Blend in flour, baking powder and salt. Stir in 2/3 cup "M&M's"(r) Milk
Chocolate Mini Baking Bits. For each cookie, arrange 3 pecan halves, with
ends almost touching at center, on prepared cookie sheets. Drop dough by
rounded teaspoonfuls onto center of each group of pecans; mound the dough
slightly. Bake 8 to 10 minutes just until set; do not over bake.
Immediately remove cookies to wire racks to cool completely. Top each
cookie with frosting; press remaining "M&M's"(r) Milk Chocolate Mini Baking
Bits into frosting to create turtle shell..
Notes: These chewy little turtles are as fun to eat as they are to make!
MAKES ABOUT 2 1/2 DOZEN COOKIES
Recipe by: Mars Recipe by 1996 Mars, Incorporated
Posted to brand-name-recipes by Barbra<barbra@pipeline.com> on Feb 03, 1998
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