Nanny's Chocolate 
Drop Cookies

By martha-2

Ingredients

• 1 cup shortening, such as Crisco
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. salt
• 3 heaping Tbsp. cocoa
• 1 cup pecans (optional)

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, cream shortening, eggs, brown sugar, granulated sugar and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, cocoa and pecans, if using. Slowly combine dry ingredients with wet ingredients. Drop in walnut-sized pieces on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 10 minutes. These cookies turn out best if taken out of oven just before they look done.