Ingredients
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup shortening
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 egg
- 1 3/4 cup flour
- 3/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup chopped pecans
- 36 caramels, unwrapped
- 2 Tablespoons milk
- 1 cup chocolate chips, melted and cooled
Preparation
Step 1
1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, beat sugar, shortening, butter, vanilla and egg with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt.
2. Shape dough into 1" balls. On ungreased cookie sheet, place balls 3" apart. With greased bottom of glass dipped into sugar, flatted balls slightly. Press 1 teaspoon pecans onto each cookie.
3. Bake 9-10 minutes, or until set but not brown. Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack.
4. In small microwavable bowl, microwave caramels and milk uncovered on high 2-3 minutes, stirring every minute until smooth. Spoon caramel over cookies; top with chocolate. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
Makes 3 dozen cookies.