->Pecan Choc Chip <-

1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/4 cup confectioners' sugar

2 cups minus

2 tablespoons flour (1 cup plus 14 tablespoons)

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup toasted chopped pecans

1/2 cup chopped bittersweet chocolate

In bowl of heavy-duty electric mixer, beat together butter and vanilla until light. Stir in confectioners'sugar, 1/4 cup at a

time, until creamy. Stir toge ther flour and salt. Stir in flour

1/4 cup at a time, but do not over-beat. Stir in pecans and chocolate.

1/2 inch thick and 2 to 3 inches

in diameter) cookies on ungreased baking sheet. Chill in refrigerator 1 hour.

300 degrees about 45 minutes until just turning

brown around edges and cooked through at center. Remove from oven.

Place cookies on wire rack to cool. Makes 1 dozen cookies.

Notes: To toast pecans: Place on baking sheet. Toast in oven at

300 degrees

5 to 10 minutes, shaking sheet once or twice until nuts

are fragrant and slightly browned. Remove from o ven and from

baking sheet immediately. Roasted salted pecans are also excellent

in this recipe. If using them, omit salt.