Chocolate Squares

💖 recipe from Lois Marvel 💖

• ¾ cup flour
• ½ tsp soda
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ cup brown sugar
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• ½ cup shortening
• 1 egg
• ½ tsp vanilla
• 1½ cup Quaker Oats
• ¼ cup chopped pecans
• milk chocolate, cut into squares
• pecan halves

1. Sift together flour, soda, and salt.
2. Add sugars, shortening, egg and vanilla.
3. Beat until smooth, about 2 minutes.
4. Stir in oats and pecans.
5. Shape dough into one 12" roll. Wrap and chill thoroughly.
6. Slice and place on ungreased cookie sheets.
7. Bake in preheated moderate oven (375) for 10-12 minutes.
8. Remove from oven, immediately place small squares of milk chocolate bar on each.
9. Remove from cookie sheets, press pecan halves into chocolate