Turtle cookies

• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 2 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 3/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 tbsp white sugar
• 48 caramel candies

1. Beat butter until creamy.gradually beat in sugars.
2. Beat in eggs and vanilla.
3. Combine flour, baking soda and cocoa.
4. Gradually add to butter mixture, make sure to mix Well.
5. Add half pecans.
6. Cover and chill for atleast 2 hours
7. Preheat oven to 375F
8. Combine remain 1/2 CUP of pecans with 1TBSP of sugar
9. Divide the dough into four parts , work them as one part at a time leaving the remain dough in the fridge until u need it.
10. Divide each part in to 12 pieces
11. Quickly press each piece of dough around a caramel and roll into a ball.
12. Dip the tops in the sugar mix and place on cookie sheet tops up two inchs apart
13. Bake for 8 mins in preheated oven .
14. Cool for 4 mins until transferring to wire racks to cool completely

butter, white sugar, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla, flour, baking soda, cocoa powder, pecans, white sugar, caramel candies

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/361284-turtle-cookies (may not work)