1 3/4 | Cup | All-purpose flour, unsifted |
1/2 | Tsp. | Salt |
1/3 | Cup | Unsalted butter - room temp |
1/3 | Cup | Shortening (such as crisco) |
1 1/2 | Cups | light-brown sugar, packed |
1 | Egg | |
1 | Tsp. | Vanilla |
1 | Cup | Pecans, chopped |
1 | Cup | Vanilla flavored baking chips |
1 | Tsp. | Ground nutmeg |
2 2/3 | Cups | Sifted powdered sugar |
1 | Tsp. | Butter or margarine, softened |
Preheat oven to 375°. Coat a 15x10x2-inch jelly-roll pan with cooking spray.
Combine flour and salt in a small bowl. Beat butter, shortening and brown sugar in a large bowl until creamy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Stir in flour mixture and pecans. Spread in prepared pan.
Bake at 375° for 15to 20 minutes, until lightly browned and wooden pick inserted into the center Comes out clean. Cool pan on rack.
Meanwhile, heat the baking chips in the top of a double boiler over hot, not boiling, water, stirring until chips are melted and smooth.
Drizzle cookie with melted chips and let cool.
YIELD: (approx.) 63 bars