Turtle Cookies

Submitted by Breezytoo

"A recipe I got from a Gooseberry Patch cookbook, contributed by Cheri Emery, using a cake mix. It's posted as written, but I used 5 pecan halves to give them 4 legs and a head!:) I also added a rolo inside each so when you bite into them you get caramel too! It's important the dough is completely covering the rolo or it will seep out!"

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 20

ingredients

• Cookies

• 18 1⁄2 ounces fudge cake mix
• 1 tablespoon water
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 2 eggs
• 1⁄2 lb pecan halves

• Chocolate frosting

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 tablespoons baking cocoa
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons milk

directions

1. Combine dry cake mix, water, oil and eggs, mixing well and set aside.
2. Arrange pecans in clusters of 3 on greased baking sheets.
3. Shape dough into 1 inch balls.
4. Center each on a cluster of pecans and flatten slightly.
5. Bake 8-10 minutes at 375*.
6. Cool and frost.
7. FROSTING: Sift powdered sugar and cocoa, set aside. Cream butter and vanilla, then add the powdered sugar mixture and milk alternately until desired consistency.

Reviews

[Chef Lori]

Yummy from the first to the last, and I ate most of them myself!

 

[mydesigirl]

Ohhh, Good God, woman! These were wonderful little treats! I used the rolos too and they put these cookies over the top! Thanks so much for posting!! Made for FallPAC '09.

 

[DebS 2]

What an easy cookie to make! They are tasty, too! I made them exactly as the recipe specified and came out with 3 1/2 dozen cookies. I ran out of pecans so I made the last dozen with walnuts. I made 1/2 batch more frosting and that was enough to frost the batch. I used a pastry bag and star tip to frost them with. Made for spring PAC 2009