Peanut-Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies

1/4 lb Butter

1/4 c Vegetable shortening

2 tb Peanut butter

1/2 c Sugar

1/2 c Brown sugar,firmly packed

1 Egg

1 ts Vanilla

1 3/4 c Flour,all-purpose,sifted

1/2 ts Baking soda

1/2 c Pecans,chopped

1 pk Chocolate pieces,semisweet

1. Preheat oven to 375'F.

2. Mix butter, shortening, and peanut butter until soft and fluffy.

Stir in sugars, egg, and vanilla; stir in dry ingredients; fold in pecans and chocolate pieces. 3. Drop by teaspoons on ungreased cookie sheets about 2" apart. Bake

in a preheated oven for 8-10 minutes, or until edges of cookies are lightly browned. Cool cookies for 5 minutes on cookie sheet before removing them and cooling them on a rack.