Ingredients
1 1/2 C sifted flour
1/4 t soda
1/4 t salt
1/2 C butter
1/2 C firmly packed brown sugar
1 egg
1 egg yolk
1/4 t vanilla
pecan halves
egg white
2 ounces semi-sweet chocolate
1/4 C milk
T butter
1 C sifted confectioner’s sugar
Preparation
Sift together flour, soda, and salt. Cream butter; add sugar gradually, creaming well. Add egg and egg yolk; beat well. Blend in flavoring. Add dry ingredients gradually; mix thoroughly. Arrange pecan halves (rounded side up) in groups of three on greased cookie sheet to resemble head and hind legs of turtle. Mold dough into balls (use rounded t of dough for each cookie). Dip bottom into egg white and press onto nuts. Bake @ 350 for 10-12". Do not overbake. Cool and frost top generously with frosting. Frosting: Combine chocolate, mil, and butter in top of double boiler. Heat over boiling water until chocolate melts; blend until smooth. Remove from heat; add confectioner’s sugar. Beat until smooth and glossy.
