Chocolate Turtle Cookies

    Servings:24 / Units=2

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    Ingredients

      1 cup all-purpose flour
      1/3 C unsweetened cocoa
      2/3 C sugar
      1/4 C red-cal margarine
      1/4 C FF cream cheese
      1 large egg white(s)
      2 T skim milk
      1 tsp vanilla extract
      1 serving cooking spray
      24 piece caramel candies
      24 pieces pecan halves


    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.

    Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly coat 2 baking sheets with cooking spray. 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, then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.

    Yields 1 cookie per serving.