Serves: 42
Total Calories: 73
In large bowl, combine brown sugar and 1/2 cup margarine beat until light and fluffy. Add vanilla, maple flavor, 1 whole egg and 1 egg yolk beat well. Stir in flour, baking soda and salt mix well. Cover with plastic wrap refrigerate about I hour for easier handling.
Heat oven to 350°F. Grease cookie sheets. Arrange pecan pieces in groups of 5 on greased cookie sheets to resemble head and legs of turtle. In small bowl, beat egg white. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Dip bottoms in beaten egg white press lightly onto pecans. (Tips of pecans should show.)
Bake at 350°F. for 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheets. Cool completely.
In small saucepan, combine chocolate chips, milk and I tablespoon margarine cook over low heat, stirring constantly until melted and smooth. Remove from heat stir in powdered sugar. Add more powdered sugar if necessary for desired spreading consistency. Frost cooled cookies. Allow frosting to set before storing. Store in airtight container.
HIGH ALTITUDE - Above 3,500 feet: No change.
Nutrition Per Serving (1 cookie): Calories 100 Protein 1g Carbohydrate 11g Fat 6g Sodium 55mg
PICTURE: Top to bottom: Mardi Gras Party Cake (Cakes and Tortes), Snappy Turtle Cookies
From "Pillsbury Best of the Bake-Off® Cookbook." Copyright 2004 General Mills. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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