Ingredients

  • 1 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened
  • 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup light corn syrup
  • 2 Land O Lakes Eggs (yolks only)
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup pecan halves, toasted, finely chopped
  • 3 tablespoons large grain sugar*
  • 2 Land O Lakes Eggs (whites only), slightly beaten

Method

  • Heat oven to 350F.
  • Combine butter, brown sugar and corn syrup in bowl.
  • Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy.
  • Add egg yolks and vanilla; continue beating until well mixed.
  • Add flour, cocoa and baking soda; beat at low speed until well mixed.
  • Combine chopped pecans and large grain sugar in bowl.
  • Shape dough into 1-inch balls with floured hands.
  • Roll balls of dough in egg white, then in pecan mixture.
  • Place 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet.
  • Bake 10-12 minutes or until set.
  • Let stand 1 minute on cookie sheets; remove to cooling rack.