Butter Pecan Turtle Cookies
Crust:
2 Cups Flour
1 Cups Firmly Packed Brown Sugar
1/2 Cup Butter, softened
1 Cup Whole Pecans
Preheat oven to 350°. Combine crust ingredients. Mix at Med. speed, scraping bowl often, until well mixed and particles are fine (about 2-3 minutes). Pat firmly into an ungreased 13 X 9 X 2 pan. Sprinkle Pecans evenly over unbaked crust. Prepare Caramel Layer.
Caramel Layer:
2/3 Cup Butter
1/2 Cups Firmly packed Brown Sugar
In 1 quart saucepan, combine butter and sugar. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until entire surface of mixture begins to boil. Boil 1/2 to 1 minute, Stirring constantly.
Pour Caramel layer evenly over pecans & crust. Bake 18-22 minutes, until caramel is bubbly and crust is light golden brown.
Topping:
1 Cup Chocolate Chips
Immediately sprinkle with 1 Cup Chocolate Chips. Allow Chips to melt slightly (2-3 minutes) Slightly swirl chips as the melt. Leave some whole for a marbled effect. DO NOT SPREAD CHIPS!! Cool completely and cut into bars.
Yield: 3-4 dozen
Submitted by Cyndi M.
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