Pecan Lace Cookies

Pecan Lace Cookies

Makes about 4 dozen cookies.

Ingredients:
Pecans
Unsalted butter
Brown sugar
Rum
Whipped cream
Semi-sweet chocolate chips
All-purpose flour
Salt
Baking soda
Oats

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Spread pecans proportionately on an ungreased baking sheet and bake 5 to 8 min, stirring once. Remove from oven and cold completely on pan.
3. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar till fluffy.
4. Beat in 1 Tbsp.
5. Rum.
6. In a small saucepan, heat cream over medium low.
7. Stir in remaining 1 Tbsp.
8. Rum and simmer 2 to 3 min.
9. Remove from heat; add in chocolate chips and stir till smooth.
10. Add in chocolate mix to creamed mix and stir till well blended.
11. In a medium bowl, sift together next 3 ingredients.
12. Stir dry ingredients into chocolate mix.
13. Mix in oats and toasted pecans.
14. Drop batter by heaping teaspoonfuls 4 inches apart onto a greased baking sheet. Use fingers to press each cookie into a 2 inch diameter circle.
15. Bake 8 min (cookies will be soft); cold on pan 3 min.
16. Transfer to a wire rack to cold completely.
17. Store in an airtight container.