Turtle Shortbread Wedges

Rich, velvety chocolate, dark caramelized sugar, and crunchy toasted pecans were simply made for each other. The “turtle” moniker for this unbeatable trio came from palm-sized candies originally shaped somewhat like their namesake animal. Though cute in a crude sort of way, I can’t understand why you’d want to eat a turtle in the first place, even if it was a sweet confection. Titles aside, this combination of ingredients is a real knockout, reptilian in nature or not. Proceed with caution: