TURTLE COOKIE CUPS

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Turtle Cups

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2-1/2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1-1/4 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips, divided
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans
  • 1 kraft caramel bits
  • 3 tablespoos whipping cream
  • 48 pecan, halved

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven 350. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking soda and salt; gradually beat in creamed mixture.

Shape dough into 1 inch balls; place in greased mini muffin cups. Press evenly onto bottoms and up the sides of cups. Bake 9-11 minutes or until edges are brown. With the back of spoon make indent in each cup. Immediately sprinkle with 3/4 cup chocolate chips and chopped pecans. Cool in pans 10 minutes. Remove from wire racks.

Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, melt caramel bits with cream, stir until smooth. Spoon into cups. Top each with a pecan halve. Drizzle remaining chocolate over cups.