Mocha Chips N Bits

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Title: Mocha Chips N Bits
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 36 servings

1 1/4 c Light brown sugar, packed
3/4 c Shortening; butter flavored
2 tb Milk
1 tb Instant coffee powder
1 tb Vanilla extract
1 Egg
1 3/4 c All-purpose flour
1 1/2 tb Unsweetened cocoa powder
1 ts Salt
3/4 ts Baking soda
1 c Milk chocolate chips
1 c Pecans; coarsely chopped
4 oz Bittersweet chocolate
Cut into chunks
Icing:
1 c White chocolate chips
1 ts Shortening

Recipe by: Crisco Cookies for a Year of Celebrations
Preheat oven to 375 degrees; place sheets of foil on countertop for
cooling cookies. Place the brown sugar, shortening, milk, instant coffee
and vanilla extract in a large bowl. Beat on medium speed of an electric
mixer until well blended. Add the egg; beat well. Combine the flour, cocoa,
salt and baking soda. Add to the shortening mixture, beat on low speed
just until blended. Stir in the chocolate chips, pecans and chocolate
chunks. Drop the dough by rounded measuring tablespoonfuls 3 inches apart
onto ungreased baking sheets.

Bake one baking sheet at a time for 8 to 10 minutes for chewy cookies,
or 11 to 13 minutes for crisp cookies. Do not overbake. Cool for 2 minutes
on the baking sheets. Remove the cookies to foil to cool completely.

For the icing, place the white chocolate chips and shortening in a
heavy, resealable sandwich bag; seal thebag. Microwave on medium power for
1 minute. Knead the bag. If necessary, microwave on medium power for
another 30 seconds at a time until the mixture is smooth when kneaded. Cut
a small tip off of the corner of the bag. Pipe shapes on the cookies, or
drizzle randomly. Penny Halsey (ATBN65B).
Note: The white chocolate chips and shortening can be melted by
placing the resealable bag in a bowl of hot water.

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