Turtle Tassies

By nurseliz

Ingredients

• 1 pouch sugar cookie mix- Betty Crocker
• butter and egg called for on cookie mix pouch
• 2 bags (14 0z each) caramels, melted
• 1/3 cup whipping cream
• 3/4 cup dark chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans

Details

Servings 48
Cooking time 100mins

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 375. Lightly spray 48 mini muffin cups with cooking spray

Make dough as directed on cookie pouch. Shape dough into 48 1-inch balls. Press 1 ball into bottom of each muffin cup, pressing up sides to fill cups.

Bake 8-9 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Meanwhile, in 3-qt saucepan, heat caramels and whipping cream over med heat, stirring frequently, until melted. Reduce heat to low.

Remove pans from oven, gently press end of wooden spoon into bottoms and against sides of cookie cups to flatten, being careful not to make holes in dough.Bake 2-3 minutes longer or until edges are light golden brown. Immediately spoon 1/2 tsp (about 4) chocolate chips into each cookie cup.

Spoon about 1 tbsp caramel mixture into each cookie cup. Immediately top with chopped pecans. Cool 5 minutes; remove from pans with narrow spatula.

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