Caramel Lace Chocolate Chip Cookies

• 1/4 cup of butter flavored Crisco, plus additional for greasing
• 1/2 cup light corn syrup
• 1 tbsp. brown sugar
• 1, 1/2 tsp. of grated orange peel, optional
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/3 cup semisweet chocolate morsels
• 1/3 cup coarsely chopped pecans

Heat oven to 375degrees and grease baking sheets with shortening.  Combine 1/4 cup shortening, corn syrup, brown sugar, orange peel, and vanilla in a large bowl.  Beat at med. speed on mixer until well blended.

Combine flour and salt and mix into creamed mixture at low speed.  Stir in chocolate morsels and pecans.

Drop teaspoonfuls on the greased baking sheets about 4 inches apart.  Bake at 375 degrees for about 5 min. or until the edges are golden brown.  (Chips and nuts will remain in the center of the cookie while the dough spreads out.)   Do not over bake!  Cool 2 min. then lift each cookie edge with spatula and gently and lightly pinching or fluting the edge of the cookie bringing it up to the chips and nuts in the center.  Remove to cooling rack.

Delicious!

ENJOY!!