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                           Ginger-Pecan Chews

Recipe By     : Gold Medal, Harvest Cooking & Baking
Serving Size  : 30   Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Drop Cookies                     Cookies

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
    1/2  cup           granulated sugar
    1/2  cup           butter or margarine -- softened
    1/2  cup           molasses
  1      jar           crystallized ginger -- chopped
                       --2.7 ounces, about 1/2 cup
  1                    egg
  2      cups          all-purpose flour
  1      teaspoon      ground ginger
    1/2  teaspoon      baking soda
    1/2  teaspoon      salt
    1/2  cup           pecans -- chopped

    Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Mix the sugar, margarine,
molasses, crystallized ginger and egg in a large bowl.  Stir
in the flour, ground ginger, baking soda and salt.  Stir in
the pecans.  Drop the dough by rounded tablespoonfuls about
2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.  Press a pecan
half in the center of each cookie, if desired.  Bake for 12
to 14 minutes, or until almost no indentation remains when
touched in the center.  Immediately remove from the cookie
sheets.  Cool on wire racks.  Makes 2 1/2 to 3 dozen.



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