Name: Turtle Thumbprints
Yield: 3 dozen cookies
Cuisine: Cookies and Bars
Ingredients: 2/3 cup butter, softened; 1/2 cup sugar; 2 egg yolks; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 20 caramels, unwrapped; 2 tablespoons whipping cream; 48 pecan halves; 1 cup real semi-sweet chocolate chips; 1 tablespoon shortening

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Turtle Thumbprints have all the flavors you love from turtle candies in a convenient bite-sized cookie. Buttery shortbread cookies compliment the classic combination of chocolate and caramel.

Sam Jones/Quinn Brein

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Sam Jones/Quinn Brein

Cookie

Ingredients

2/3 cup butter, softened

1/2 cup sugar

2 egg yolks

1 teaspoon vanilla

1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour

Instructions

Combine butter, sugar, egg yolks and vanilla in large bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. Reduce speed to low; add flour. Beat until well mixed. Cover; refrigerate until firm (at least 1 hour).

Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place 1 inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Make indentation in center of each cookie with thumb or back of teaspoon. (Edges may crack slightly.) Bake for 7 to 10 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Cool completely.

Filling

Ingredients

20 caramels, unwrapped

2 tablespoons whipping cream

48 pecan halves

Instructions

Combine caramels and whipping cream in medium microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on HIGH (100% power) 1 minute; stir. Continue microwaving 1 minute or until melted; stir until smooth. Spoon about ½ teaspoon caramel mixture into center of each cookie. Top with pecan half.

Drizzle

Ingredients

1 cup real semi-sweet chocolate chips

1 tablespoon shortening

Instructions

Place chocolate chips and shortening in small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on HIGH (100% power) 1 minute; stir. Continue microwaving 30 seconds or until melted; stir until smooth. Drizzle over cooled caramel. Let stand until set (about 2 hours).

TIP: To make ahead, bake cookies but do not prepare filling or drizzle. Place cooled cookies between sheets of waxed paper in container with tight-fitting lid. Freeze for up to 2 months. On day of serving, top cookies with filling and drizzle as directed.