Dutch Treats

💖 recipe from Ann Pillsbury 💖

makes about 6 dozen cookies

A delicious candy cookie, rich with chocolate and nuts.

• 1 cup sifted AP flour
• ½ tsp soda
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ cup sugar
• ½ cup butter
• ¼ cup maple syrup
• 1 cup (6 oz) semi-sweet chocolate morsels
• 1 egg
• 1½ tsp vanilla
• 1 cup chopped pecans

1. Sift together flour, soda, and salt.
2. Combine sugar, butter, maple syrup and chocolate in a double boiler. Cook over boiling water, stirring ocasionally until morsels melt and mixture is smooth. Cool 5 minutes.
3. Blend in egg, vanilla, and dry ingredients. Beat well.
4. Stir in pecans.
5. Drop by scant teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet.
6. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes. Cool 1 minute and remove from cookie sheets.