Caramel Pecan Turtles

1 c. crisco or 1 crisco stick
1 1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. brown sugar
4-5 c. flour
1 1/2 tsp cream of tarter
2 Tbsp milk
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
Caramel and chocolate topping
28 caramels
2 Tbsp milk
3 c. pecan halves
1-16 oz bag semi-sweet chocolate chips

Cream crisco and sugars together. Add milk, beat eggs in one at a time, add vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda, cream of tarter and salt. Mix into creamed mixture. Chill one hour. Heat oven to 350. Roll out 1/3 of dough at a time, to 1/4" thickness on a floured surface. Cut out with 2 1/4" cookie cutters. Place 2" apart on ungreased baking sheet. Bake 5-6 min utnil edges are slightly golden. Remove to cooling rack. For topping, combine caramels and milk in microwave bowl. Cover with waxed paper. Microwave at 50% for 1 min. Stir, repeat until smooth. Drop rounded tsp fulls on top of each cookie. Place 3 pecan halves around edge of caramel. Place chips in microwave. Repeat steps same as caramels. Spread chocolate over top of caramels. Don't cover pecans, cool completely.