Chocolate-drizzles Praline Cookies

Total Time: 8 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 egg
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup toasted chopped pecans or 1 cup walnuts
• 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate piece
• 1 teaspoon shortening

Recipe

• 1 in a mixing bowl, beat the butter or margarine with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. add the brown sugar and baking powder; beat till combined. beat in the egg and vanilla. beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer. stir in any remaining flour with a wooden spoon. stir in the pecans or walnuts.
• 2 drop dough by rounded teaspoons 2-inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. bake in a preheated 375f oven for 8-10 minutes, or till bottoms are golden brown. remove cookies and cool on wire rack.
• 3 in a small, heavy-duty plastic bag, combine chocolate pieces and shortening . close bag just above the chocolate, then set sealed bag in a bowl of warm water till melted. with scissors, snip off 1/8-inch of the corner of the bag. gently squeeze the bag to pipe chocolate mixture over cookies. or, melt chocolate and shortening in a saucepan over low heat. let cool 5 minutes, then drizzle over cookies with a spoon. let stand till chocolate is set.