Chocolate Cream Cheese Cookies

Ingredients:

• 1/2 C. butter or margarine
• 1/2 C. shortening
• 3 oz. cream cheese
• 1 1/2 C. sugar
• 1 egg 1/2 tsp. salt
• 2 T. milk
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 2 oz. unsweetened chocolate, melted
• 2 1/4 C. flour
• 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 2/3 C. chopped pecans
  

Directions:

1. Cream butter, shortening, cream cheese and sugar together. Add egg, salt, milk and vanilla extract; mix well. Stir in melted chocolate.
2. Sift flour with baking powder and add to batter a little at a time, mixing well. Stir in nuts.
3. Drop by teaspoonful's onto cookie sheet.
4. Bake at 350ºF for 15 minutes.