Chocolate 'N Pecan Surprises

Ingredients And Procedures

Ingredients
1	cup	shortening, softened
2	cup	brown sugar, firmly packed
2	each	eggs
1	teaspoon	vanilla
1 1/2	cup	flour, all-purpose, sifted
1	teaspoon	baking soda
1	teaspoon	salt
3	cup	quaker oats, uncooked (quick or old-fashioned)
1		milk chocolate bars
1		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 cookie 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 cookie sheets; press pecan half into chocolate.

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