Frosted Maple Pecan Chip Cookies

Total Time: 12 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 cups packed brown sugar
• 1 cup vegetable shortening
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon maple flavoring
• 1 teaspoon vanilla flavoring
• 2 cups nestlã‰â® toll houseâ® premier morsels
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 4 -6 tablespoons milk
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, softened
• 1 teaspoon maple flavoring
• 1 cup pecan halves

Recipe

• 1 combine flour and baking soda in medium bowl.
• 2 beat brown sugar, vegetable shortening, butter, eggs, maple syrup, and vanilla in a large mixer bowl until creamy.
• 3 gradually beat in flour mixture.
• 4 stir in morsels and chopped pecans.
• 5 drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets,.
• 6 bake in preheated 350f oven for 9-12 minutes or until light golden brown. cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.
• 7 maple frosting: combine 4 cups powdered sugar, 4-6 tablespoons milk, 1/4 cup softened butter or margarine and 1 teaspoons maple flavoring in medium bowl; stir until smooth. spread on cooled cookies.
• 8 top with pecan halves.