Chocolate Turtle Cookies
(from salonx’s recipe box)
POINTS® Value | 2
Level of Difficulty | Easy
Source: Weight Watchers.com
Prep time: 18 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes
Serves 24 people
Categories: Desserts
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup reduced-calorie margarine
- 1/4 cup fat-free cream cheese
- 1 large egg white(s)
- 2 Tbsp fat-free skim milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 sprays cooking spray
- 24 piece caramel candies
- 24 pieces pecan halves
Directions
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Combine flour and cocoa in a small bowl; set aside. Beat together sugar, margarine, cream cheese, egg white, milk and vanilla extract in a large bowl; add flour mixture and blend well. Chill dough at least 30 minutes, or until firm.
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Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly coat 2 baking sheets with cooking spray.
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Shape dough into 1-inch balls; place on baking sheets about 1 to 2 inches apart. Press a caramel into each cookie and flatten; top each caramel with a pecan half. Bake for 10 minutes. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheets and then remove to a wire rack to cool completely. Yields 1 cookie per serving.