Friday, December 4, 2009

Holiday Treats: The Most Unique Chocolate Cookie Recipe

By Evan Jones

Just because something is called a cookie does not necessarily mean that it has to be a round flat treat. Some cookies have additions that make them delicious, such as M&M's candies, others are flat and shaped like a cookie but are not made from cookie-like ingredients. A great chocolate cookie recipe features fun and tasty ingredients, and is very easy to make. It makes a great addition to this year's treat platter.

For a very tasty recipe, you need only three very simple ingredients that may already be in your kitchen. You simply need to find pretzel twists or rings, chocolate kisses (caramel chocolate work best), and some pecans that are halved.

Start by preheating your oven to at least 300 degrees. Lay your pretzels on a non-greased non-stick cookie sheet in a single layer, as many as you want, up to a full sheet. Then, set a kiss on top of each pretzel.

Bake this mixture until the chocolate is spongy, but not totally softened. To finish, draw the sheet from your oven and complement the mixture by topping it with the pecan halves on the pliable chocolate.

You can use multiple types of Hershey's kisses to make this treat, and almost any type of nut will taste great. This is a tasty way to get creative with your holiday party platter, and you can even make several different types to add to the same platter. The key is to go with the flow and use what works for you.

One bag of kisses will make a lot of these turtle cookies, up to eighty if you do not start munching the kisses while you are baking the treats. It is very tempting to snack as you go. Eighty cookies will go a long way on a party platter, but be sure and make more if you are hoping for them to last, because they will go fast.

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