Chocolate 'n pecan surprises
60 cookies
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup | Shortening; soft |
| 2 | cups | Brown sugar, firmly packed |
| 2 | 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) |
| Milk chocolate bars | ||
| Pecan halves | ||
Directions
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.
Source: Our Favorites for family and friends Reprinted with permission from The Quaker Oats Company Electronic format courtesy of Karen Mintzias