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

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