Yield: 60 cookies
Measure | Ingredient |
---|---|
1 cup | Shortening; soft |
2 cups | Brown sugar, firmly packed |
2 \N | Eggs |
1 teaspoon | Vanilla |
1½ cup | Sifted all-purpose flour |
1 teaspoon | Soda |
1 teaspoon | Salt |
3 cups | Quaker Oats, uncooked (quick or old-fashioned) |
\N \N | Milk chocolate bars |
\N \N | Pecan halves |
Beat shortening and sugar together until creamy. Blend in eggs and vanilla. Sift together flour, soda and salt. Add to creamed mixture; blend well. Stir in oats. Chill dough several hours or overnight.
Shape to form 1-inch balls. Place on ungreased cooky sheets, about 2 inches apart. Bake in preheated moderate oven (375 F.) 10 to 12 minutes. Immediately place a small square of milk chocolate bar on each. Remove cookies from cooky sheets; press pecan half into chocolate.
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