Chocolate 'N Pecan Surprises

• 1 cup vegetable shortening softened
• 2 cups brown sugar firmly packed
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cup flour, all-purpose sifted
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups rolled oats quaker oats, uncooked (quick or old-fashioned)
• 1 x milk chocolate bars
• 1 x pecan halves

1. Beat shortening and sugar together until creamy.
2. Blend in eggs and vanilla.
3. Sift together flour, soda and salt.
4. Add to creamed mixture; blend well.
5. Stir in oats.
6. Chill dough several hours or overnight.
7. Shape to form 1-inch balls.
8. Place on ungreased cookie sheets, about 2 inches apart.
9. Bake in preheated moderate oven (375 F) 10 to 12 minutes.
10. Immediately place a small square of milk chocolate bar on each.
11. Remove cookies from cookie sheets; press pecan half into chocolate.

vegetable shortening, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla, flour, baking soda, salt, rolled oats, milk chocolate, pecan halves

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/chocolate-n-pecan-surprises-580 (may not work)