Peanut-pecan chocolate chip cookies

48 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
¼poundsButter
¼cupVegetable shortening
2tablespoonsPeanut butter
½cupSugar
½cupBrown sugar,firmly packed
1Egg
1teaspoonVanilla
cupFlour,all-purpose,sifted
½teaspoonBaking soda
½cupPecans,chopped
1packChocolate pieces,semisweet

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375'F.

2. Mix butter, shortening, and peanut butter until soft and fluffy.

Stir in sugars, egg, and vanilla; stir in dry ingredients; fold in pecans and chocolate pieces.

3. Drop by teaspoons on ungreased cookie sheets about 2" apart. Bake in a preheated oven for 8-10 minutes, or until edges of cookies are lightly browned. Cool cookies for 5 minutes on cookie sheet before removing them and cooling them on a rack.