Chocolate Chip Supreme Cookies

Total Time: 27 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
• 3/4 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) package vanilla pudding mix
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 (12 ounce) package semisweet chocolate morsels
• 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans
• 1 cup uncooked quick-cooking oats

Recipe

• 1 beat shortening and butter at medium speed with and electric mixer until creamy; gradually add sugars, beating well. add eggs, beating until blended. add pudding mix and vanilla; beat until blended.
• 2 combine flour and next 4 ingredients. gradually add to butter mixture, beating until bleneded. stir in morsels, chopped pecans, and oats.
• 3 shape dough into 1 1/2-inch balls; place on lightly greased baking sheets, and press to 1-inch thickness.
• 4 bake at 375 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes. remove cookies to wire racks to cool.