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Chocolate Pecan Dreams Recipe

This recipe began as the base for a peanut butter chocolate thumbprint. I liked it so much, though, I decided to turn it into its own cookie recipe. —Becky Tarzlaff, Newton, Kansas

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Chocolate Pecan Dreams Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 15 min./batch

Yield: 30 Servings

20 15 35

Ingredients

1-1/3 cups shortening
1 cup sugar
2 eggs, separated
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup baking cocoa
3/4 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
1-1/4 cups coarsely chopped pecans

Directions

In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolks, milk and vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in chocolate chips.
Roll into 1-1/2-in. balls. Beat egg whites until foamy. Dip each ball halfway into egg whites, then in pecans. Place pecan side up 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Flatten slightly with a glass dipped in sugar.
Bake at 350° for 12-14 minutes or until firm. Carefully remove to wire racks to cool. Yield: 5 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (2 each) equals 197 calories, 14 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 14 mg cholesterol, 64 mg sodium, 17 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Chocolate Pecan Dreams in Best of Country Cookies , p71