2/3 cup shortening
2/3 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 cup flour, all-purpose
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
CHOCOLATENUT FILLING
1/4 cup sugar
1 tbsp cornstarch
1/2 cup chocolate syrup
1/4 cup pecans, chopped
A Recipe for
Chocolate Nut-Filled Cookies
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Cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy; add egg, and beat
well. Add flour, baking powder, and salt; mix well. Chill dough 2 to
4 hours.
Roll out dough to 1/8" thickness on a lightly floured board. Cut half
of dough into 36 circles with a 2" cookie cutter. Using a 2" doughnut
cutter, cut remaining dough into 36 circles.
Place solid circles on lightly greased cookie sheets. In center of
each circle, place a teaspoon of Chocolate-Nut Filling; spread almost
to the edges. Top with a circle cut with doughnut cutter; seal edges
with fork tines. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes. (Cookies
may be filled with jam.)
Chocolate-Nut Filling: Combine all ingredients; cook over low heat
until thick and smooth. cool. Yield: about 1 cup filling.
SOURCE: Southern Living Magazine, May 1974. Typos by Nancy Coleman.
Serves: 3
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