Snappy Turtles

These could also be considered a candy to a point....but we will say they are a cookies.


Snappy Turtles
Mrs. Frances Spalding

1 1/2 cups enriched flour
1/4 teaspoon soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/8 teaspoon maple flavoring

Sift together flour, salt and soda. Cream butter or margarine, and add brown sugar slowly. Add 1 egg and 1 yolk. ( Reserve white) Beat well. Blend in vanilla and maple flavoring. Add dry ingredients gradually. Dough will be soft. Chill, if desired.
Arrange 5 pecan halves, for each cookie, to resemble head , feet of turtle. Mold dough into balls. Dip bottom into egg white and press lightly onto pecan halves. Use 1 rounded teaspoon dough . Bake 10 to 12 minutes at 350 degrees. Cool. Frost.

Chocolate Frosting

1/2 cup semisweet chocolate morsels
1 Tablespoon butter or margarine
1/4 cup milk
1 cup powdered sugar

Combine first three ingredients, in top of double boiler. Heat over boiling water until melts. Remove from heat . Add powdered sugar and blend.