Ultimate Turtle Cookie Bars Recipe

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Ultimate Turtle Cookie Bars
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Ingredients
14
Count
Nutrition
1314
Calories
Total time
70
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Using electric mixer, in a medium bowl, cream butter, brown and white sugars, then egg and vanilla.
  3. In another bowl, stir together, flour, baking soda and salt. Mix well.
  4. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix well until a soft dough forms.
  5. Stir in 3/4 cup of chocolate chips and 1/2 cup of coarsely chopped pecans. Mix until chocolate chips and chopped pecans are evenly distributed in cookie dough.
  6. Press cookie dough evenly into bottom of an ungreased, 8-inch square baking pan.
  7. Bake 28 to 33 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven.
  8. Meanwhile, in a 1-quart saucepan on stove top, heat 24 caramels and 1 Tbs milk over low heat, stirring frequently, until melted and smooth. Remove from heat.
  9. Carefully spread melted caramels evenly over warm cookie bars and sprinkle with pecan halves. Cool completely on cooling rack, about 1 hour.
  10. In small microwavable bowl, microwave 1/4 cup of semisweet chocolate chips and 1 tsp shortening uncovered on High 30 to 60 seconds, stirring every 15 seconds, until melted and smooth. Drizzle over cookie bars. Let stand about 30 minutes or until chocolate is set.
  11. For bars, cut into 4 rows by 4 rows.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1314.35 Kcal (5503 kJ)
Calories from fat 867.37 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 96.37g 148%
Cholesterol 107.58mg 36%
Sodium 252.27mg 11%
Potassium 405.68mg 9%
Total Carbs 113.09g 38%
Sugars 67.46g 270%
Dietary Fiber 11.97g 48%
Protein 15.1g 30%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 1%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 9%
Iron 4.8mg 27%
Calcium 89.9mg 9%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 520.67 Kcal (2180 kJ)
Calories from fat 343.61 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 38.18g 148%
Cholesterol 42.62mg 36%
Sodium 99.94mg 11%
Potassium 160.71mg 9%
Total Carbs 44.8g 38%
Sugars 26.72g 270%
Dietary Fiber 4.74g 48%
Protein 5.98g 30%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 1%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 9%
Iron 1.9mg 27%
Calcium 35.6mg 9%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 33.5
    Points
  • 37
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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