Deluxe Pecan Chocolate Cookie

MP's recommendations:

-buy Crisco; do not use substitutes

-use C&H brand brown sugar

-use Nestle's brand chocolate chips

-use gold medal unbleached all-purpose flour

-non-stick double layer cake baking pans are required

Note: There are pecans in the original recipe.

2 3/4 cup flour

1 1/4 tspn baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 1/2 cup Crisco butter-flavor

1 1/2 cup C&H brown sugar

2 eggs

1 teaspoon Vanilla

4 cup Nestle's semi-sweet chocolate chips

1 cup pecans

Start with Crisco in large mixing bowl. Add brown sugar, mix ingredients by hand with fork until smooth. Add eggs, beat well until mixed. Add remaining ingredients. Chocolate chips and optional pecans are last.

Spray cookie sheet pans with light layer of PAM spray oil before placing dough.

Place 1 1/2 tablespoons of dough on the pan by hand; do not press into balls.

Bake at 350F 10-12 minutes. Allow to cool 1-2 min. before removing from pan. Makes 3 dozen 2 1/2" cookies, or 55 1.5" cookies

Detailed half recipe steps:

Locate 3/4 cup, 1/2 cup, 1/3 cup, 1/2 teaspoon, mixing bowl, spray oil, cooling racks, baking sheet

In a mixing bowl, place 3/4 cups compacted C&H Brown sugar

Add 3/4 cups butter flavor Crisco

Mix until combined

Add 1 egg

Mix until combined

Add 1 1/3 cup (level) flour

Mix until combined

Add 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Add 1/2 teaspoon salt

Add 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Turn on oven to pre-heat to 350F

Mix until combined

Add 2 cups Nestle semi-sweet chocolate chips (12 oz)

Mix until combined

Bake at 350F

yields 15/baking sheet, 2.25 sheets