Chocolate Pecan Clusters (Vintage)

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They taste like toasted pecans surrounded by chocolate mousse.

Recipe is from a 1970's community cookbook, contributed by Mrs. Harold Gross (Norma).  Today her byline would probably just say Norma Gross.   She used walnuts but I prefer pecans.

---Barbara

Vintage Chocolate Pecan Clusters

Makes 30 small or 16 large clusters

1/4 c. butter
1/2 c. sugar
1 egg
1 1/2 t. vanilla
1 1/2 squares unsweetened melted chocolate
1/2 c. sifted flour
1/4 t. baking powder
2 cups unbroken pecans (or walnuts)

Cream butter and sugar, add egg, vanilla and beat and beat and beat until creamy.  Mix chocolate in and dry ingredients which have been sifted together.  Stir in nuts, then drop by teaspoon 1 inch apart on greased cookie sheet. (I used parchment paper instead.) Bake 10 minutes at 350 degrees.