Recipes

[Cirella1]

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened

3/4 cup confectioner's sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 cup finely chopped pecans

Additional confectioner's sugar

Filling

3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips

2 tablespoons light corn syrup

1 tablespoon water

1 tablespoon shortening

In mixing bowl, cream butter and confectioner's sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. In medium bowl, combine flour and pecans: gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well.

Roll into ! inch balls. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheets. Using the end of a wooden spoon handle, make and indentation in the center of each cookie.

Bake at 325 for 18-20 minutes or until lightly browned. Roll warm cookies in additional confectioner's sugar; cool on wire racks.

Over double boiler, melt semisweet chocolate chips, light corn syrup, water & shortening.

Using pastry bag or zip lock sandwich bag with end cutipe filling into cooled cookies.

Yield: 4 dozen

[DiamondGirly]

Thanks for sharing! Can't wait to try these! I keep forgetting about the Cookie Swap!!