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Turtle Thumbprint Blossoms

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  • Prep 35 min
  • Total 1 hr 55 min
  • Ingredients 7
  • Servings 36
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Choosing between your two favorite Christmas cookies is a thing of the past! Turtle thumbprints and classic blossoms join forces to make one of the easiest and most creative cookies you’ll try this season. Each one gets rolled in chopped pecans, filled with gooey caramel and topped with a Hershey’s™ Kiss™ chocolate. Hello, new favorite dessert.
Updated Sep 21, 2020
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Ingredients

  • 1 roll (16.5 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Sugar Cookie Dough
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup pecans, finely chopped
  • 22 caramels, unwrapped (from 11-oz bag)
  • 2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
  • 3/4 teaspoon coarse (kosher) or sea salt
  • 36 Hershey’s™ Kisses™ Brand milk chocolate with caramel candies, unwrapped

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 350°F.
  • 2
    In medium bowl, crumble cookie dough; stir or knead in flour until well mixed. (DO NOT EAT RAW COOKIE DOUGH AFTER COMBINING WITH FLOUR.) Shape dough into 36 (about 1-inch) balls. Roll and slightly press balls in pecans (do not flatten). Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
  • 3
    Bake 8 to 12 minutes or until edges are set and light golden brown. Using back of round metal measuring teaspoon, make 1 1/4-inch indentation in center of each cookie. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets; remove to cooking racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
  • 4
    In small microwavable bowl, microwave caramels and whipping cream uncovered on High 1 to 2 minutes, stirring after 1 minute, until caramels are melted and smooth. Spoon about 1/2 teaspoon caramel in center of each cookie; sprinkle with salt. Immediately top each caramel-filled cookie with 1 candy, slightly pressing into caramel. Let stand about 10 minutes or until caramel is set. Store covered in refrigerator up to 1 week.

Tips from the Pillsbury Kitchens

  • tip 1
    To easily spoon caramel in center of each cookie, cool caramel slightly, and spoon into resealable freezer plastic bag. Cut tiny corner off bag, and pipe into center of cookie.
  • tip 2
    The Hershey’s™ Kisses™ with caramel add extra caramel deliciousness to these cookies.
  • tip 3
    Like dark chocolate with your caramel? Substitute Hershey’s™ Kisses™ dark chocolate candies for the caramel candies.

Nutrition Information

120 Calories, 6g Total Fat, 1g Protein, 17g Total Carbohydrate, 11g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie
Calories
120
Calories from Fat
50
Total Fat
6g
9%
Saturated Fat
2g
10%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
0mg
0%
Sodium
115mg
5%
Potassium
40mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
17g
6%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
11g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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