Mixed Nut Turtles

By chris5863

Ingredients

• 3/4 Cup softened butter
• 1/2 Cup Sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 t vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 (9.75 oz) can mixed nuts with almonds macadamia nuts and cashews
• 1 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate morsels
• 2 t shortening

Details

Servings 26
Preparation time 60mins
Cooking time 72mins

Preparation

Step 1

Pre heat oven to 350

In the bowl of a mixer with the paddel attachment beat the butter until creamy, gradually add sugar and cream. Add egg yolk and vanilla and mix well. With the mixer set to slow add the flour just until combined.

Drop dough by level tablespoonfuls 2" apart onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten each ball of dough into a 2" circle using your fingers. Cut large macadamia nuts in half. Press nuts firmly into the outside tip edges of cookies.

Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes or until edges of cookies are lighly browned. Cool and remove to wire rack to cool completely.

Place chocolate and shortening in top of a double boiler over hot water, stir until melted. Spoon 1 yeaping teaspoon of the chocolate mixture onto the center of each cookie. Spread and smooth chocolate between nuts. Let them stand until chocolate hardens.