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• on 12/07/2010

Brownie Turtle Cookies

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• Bake Time: 8 - 10 minutes
• Difficulty: Moderate
• Yield: 36 cookies

• 2 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate
• 1/4 cup solid vegetable shortening
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/4 cup pecan halves
• 1/2 cup M&M’S® MINIS® Milk Chocolate Candies
• 3/4 cup prepared chocolate frosting

• 1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
• 2. Lightly grease cookie sheets; set aside.
• 3. Heat chocolate and shortening in 2-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly, until melted; remove from heat.
• 4. Mix in sugar, vanilla and eggs.
• 5. Blend in flour, baking powder and salt.
• 6. For each cookie, arrange 3 pecan halves, with ends almost touching at center, on prepared cookie sheets.
• 7. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls onto center of each group of pecans; mound the dough slightly.
• 8. Bake 8 to 10 minutes just until set; do not over bake.
• 9. Immediately remove cookies to wire racks to cool completely.
• 10. Top each cookie with frosting; press M&M’S® MINIS® Milk Chocolate Candies into frosting to create turtle shell.