Chocolate Cream Cookies

• 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 (3-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 (1-ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate, melted
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans

1. Cream butter, shortening, and cream cheese in a large mixing bowl; gradually add sugar, beating well. Add egg, milk, and vanilla; beat well. Stir in melted chocolate.
2. Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt in a small mixing bowl; gradually add to creamed mixture, mixing well after each addition. Stir in pecans.
3. Drop dough by teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto greased cookie sheets. Bake at 350u0b0 for 8 to 10 minutes. Cool slightly on cookie sheets. Remove from cookie sheets, and cool completely on wire racks.

butter, shortening, cream cheese, sugar, egg, milk, vanilla, chocolate, flour, baking powder, salt, pecans

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/chocolate-cream-cookies (may not work)