Not many people can resist the temptation
of chocolate covered-caramel turtles sandwiched between tender
sugar cookies.
Giant Turtle
Treasure Cookies
2 1/4 cups all-purpose
flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 large eggs
1 cup chopped pecans
20 NESTLÉ® TURTLES® Candies, cut in half, divided
use
Combine flour, baking
soda and salt in a small bowl. Beat butter, sugar, brown sugar
and vanilla extract in a large mixing bowl until creamy. Add
eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually
beat in flour mixture; stir in nuts. Turn dough onto sheet of
plastic wrap. Wrap tightly and refrigerate for 2 hours or until
firm.
Preheat oven to 375°F.
Divide refrigerated dough
into 8 equal pieces. Return 6 pieces to refrigerator. Working
with 2 pieces at a time, form each piece into a ball; place each
on a separate sheet of plastic wrap. Using lightly floured hands,
flatten balls into 6-inch circles. Lift one circle with wrap
and invert onto ungreased baking sheet; peel off wrap. Arrange
10 Turtle halves on top of circle. Cover with second circle;
peel off wrap. Press edges together gently to seal.
Bake for 12 to 15 minutes
or until golden brown. Cool on baking sheet for 10 minutes; remove
to wire rack to cool completely.
Repeat with remaining
refrigerated dough and remaining Turtle halves to make 3 more
cookies. Cut each cookie into 8 wedges.
Makes 32 cookies.
Recipe and photograph are
the property of Nestlé® and Meals.com, used with permission.
