| 1 | Resift flour with soda and salt. |
| 2 | Cream ?cup butter and brown sugar together thoroughly. |
| 3 | Add 1 whole egg and 1 egg yolk and beat well. |
| 4 | Stir in vanilla. |
| 5 | Add dry ingredients and mix well. |
| 6 | Arrange pecan halves in groups of 3 or 5 on greased baking sheets to resemble head and legs of turtle. |
| 7 | Roll rounded teaspoons of dough into balls. |
| 8 | Dip bottom of each into remaining unbeaten egg white and press lightly onto nuts so tips of nuts show. |
| 9 | Bake at 350f 10 to 13 minutes. |
| 10 | Cool. |
| 11 | meanwhile, to make frosting, combine chocolate, milk and 1 tablespoon butter in top of double boiler. |
| 12 | Cook over simmering water, stirring until smooth. |
| 13 | Remove from heat and beat in powdered sugar until smooth and glossy, adding more sugar if needed. |
| 14 | Frost top of cookies. |
| 15 | (c) 1992 the los angeles times |
