Ingredients:
3 .... 4-ounce bars sweet baking chocolate, chopped (that's a lot of chocolate!)
2 TBSP. butter-flavored shortening
1 tsp. instant coffee granules
3 eggs
1 1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup chopped pecans
6 TBSP. flour
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
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pecan halves.... optional
powdered sugar.....optional
Directions:
In a small saucepan heat and stir chocolate and shortening over very low heat until the chocolate begins to melt.
remove from the heat. add coffee.
stir until smooth....cool
beat eggs and sugar with an electric mixer on medium to high speed until light and lemon colored.... about 3 - 4 minutes
beat in the cooled chocolate mixture and vanilla
on low speed beat in pecans, flour, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt until combined.
spray cookie sheets with the nonstick coating
drop teaspoons of dough 2 inches apart on the cookie sheets
place a pecan half on top of each cookie
bake at 350' F for 8 - 10 minutes or until the top is just starting to set.
Do Not over bake
cool 1 - 2 minutes then transfer to a cooling rack
cool completely
if desired sprinkle with powdered sugar (I left it off, too messy)
makes 54 to 60 cookies
2 comments:
CRUEL CRUEL you know we are all on diets and you post this!! Just evil.
That was really mean of you to post this. I really want those cookies now. They sound so good right now.
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