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Chocolate Drop Pecan Cookies 16

Chocolate Drop Pecan Cookies

Course Cookies
Cuisine American
Keyword chocolate drop cookies, dougbakes.com
Prep Time 20 minutes
Servings 18 cookies

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup finely chopped pecans
  • Additional confectioners' sugar

Filling

  • 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 1 tablespoon shortening

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 325°.

  2. In a large bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy.

  3. Beat in vanilla. Gradually add flour to creamed mixture and mix well.

  4. Stir in pecans. Roll into 1-in. balls. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Using the end of a wooden spoon handle, make an indentation in the center of each.

  5. Bake 18-20 minutes or until lightly browned.

  6. Roll warm cookies in additional confectioners' sugar; cool on wire racks.In a microwave, melt chocolate chips; stir until smooth. Stir in corn syrup, water and shortening. Spoon or pipe into cooled cookies.