Chocolate Candied Pecan Rolled Cookies Recipe is up next for our 12 Days of Christmas Cookies.  Chocolate and candied pecans? Yes please!

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Chocolate  Candied Pecan Rolled Cookies Recipe

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup shortening
• 2 eggs, well beaten
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 3 1/2 cups cake flour
• 3 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 1 cup melted milk chocolate (You could also cheat a bit and use Hershey’s Spread)
• 3/4 cup chopped candied pecans
• 1 cup confectioners sugar (for icing)
• 1 Tbs milk (for icing)
• 2 Tbs caramel syrup (for icing)

Makes approximately 6 dozen.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In large mixing bowl, cream together shortening & sugar and add eggs.

Sift dry ingredients together and add, alternating with milk and vanilla.  Mix well after each addition.

Roll dough on floured surface to 1/8″ thick.  Cut into approximately 4″x6″ sections.

Cover with melted chocolate and sprinkle with chopped pecans.

Roll into 6″ long “log” and cut into 1/2″ thick slices.

Bake in preheated oven for 6-8 minutes.

While cookies are cooling, mix together the milk, confectioners sugar, and caramel syrup.  You can add a touch more milk or sugar to achieve desired consistency.  After cookies ave completely cooled, drizzle icing over top.