Best Shortbread Turtle Cookie Bars Recipes

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TURTLE SHORTBREAD BARS



Turtle Shortbread Bars image

Time 32m

Number Of Ingredients 5

2 cups flour
1 cup + 1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup + 2/3 cup butter, room temperature
1 cup milk chocolate chips
1 cup whole pecan halves

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.

TURTLE SHORTBREAD COOKIES (COOKIE EXCHANGE QUANTITY)



Turtle Shortbread Cookies (Cookie Exchange Quantity) image

Chocolate, caramel and nuts create the classic turtle flavors that are anything but slow in leaving a serving tray.

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h50m

Yield 72

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 1/2 cups butter or stick margarine, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon almond extract
4 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
24 caramels
1 bag (6 oz) semisweet chocolate chips (1 cup)
2 teaspoons shortening
1 cup chopped pecans
6 dozen pecan halves

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, mix butter, sugar and almond extract. Stir in flour and salt. (If dough is crumbly, mix in 1 to 2 tablespoons additional softened butter or stick margarine.)
  • 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 to 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. (If caramel thickens, add up to 1 teaspoon water and heat over low heat, stirring constantly, until caramel softens.)
  • Place a dot of melted chocolate on top of each cookie; place pecan half on chocolate. Drizzle remaining chocolate on tops of cookies.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 110, Carbohydrate 11 g, Cholesterol 10 mg, Fat 1 1/2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, ServingSize 1 Cookie, Sodium 50 mg, Sugar 4 g, TransFat 0 g

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