Chocolate Covered Marshmallow Cookies

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Title: Chocolate Covered Marshmallow Cookies
Categories: Cookies, Chocolate
Yield: 1 servings

1 3/4 c Flour
1/2 ts Salt
1/2 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Baking powder
1/2 c Shortening
1 c Sugar
1 Egg
1 ts Vanilla extract
1/4 c Milk
18 lg Marshmallows; halved
36 Pecan halves; if desired
2 c Confectioners' sugar
5 tb Cocoa powder
1/8 ts Salt
3 tb Butter or margarine;
-softened
4 tb Light cream; (4 to 5)

Sift together first 4 ingredients. Set aside. In mixing
bowl, cream shortening and sugar. Add egg, vanilla and
milk. Add flour mixture and mix well. Drop by heaping
teaspoonfuls about 2" apart onto greased cookie sheets.
Bake at 350 for 8 minutes. DO NOT OVERBAKE. Remove cookies
from oven, and top each with a marshmallow half. Return to
oven for 2 minutes. Place cookies on wire racks to cool.
Meanwhile, beat last 5 ingredients together. Spread on
each cookie, and top with a pecan half, if desired.
Makes 3 dozen cookies. By Anne Calder, Kenosha, WI
Gramma/Helen

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