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Myrtle's Turtles Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 cup Crisco or 1 Crisco stick
1-1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 tbsp milk
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
4-5 cups flour
1-1/2 tsp baking soda
1-1/2 tsp cream of tartar
1tsp salt
Caramel and Chocolate Topping:
28 caramels
2 tbsp milk
3 cups pecan halves
1 (6 ounce) bag semi-sweet chocolate
Directions:
Directions:
Cream Crisco and sugars together. Add milk. Beat in eggs, one at a time; add vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt. Mix into creamed mixture. Chill one hour. Heat oven to 350F. Roll out 1/3 dough at a time, to 1/4-inch thickness on a floured surface. Cut out with 2-1/4 in cookie cutter. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheet. Bake 5-6 minutes until edges are slightly golden. Remove to cooling rack. Topping: Combine caramels and milk in microwave-safe bowl. Cover with wax paper. Microwave at 50% for 1 minute. Stir, repeat until smooth (or melt on range top on very low heat). Drop rounded teaspoonfuls on top of each cookie. Place 3 pecan halves around edge of caramel. Melt chocolate chips until smooth. Drop rounded teaspoonfuls over caramel. Do not cover pecans. Cool completely.
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Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
These are dedicated to the memory of my grandmother, Myrtle Hobbs.

 

 

 

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