French lace cookies

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       Title: French Lace Cookies
  Categories: Cookies
       Yield: 48 servings
  
     1/2 c  Light corn syrup
     1/2 c  Shortening
     2/3 c  Packed brown sugar
       1 c  All-purpose flour*
       1 c  Finely chopped pecans
            *do not use self-rising
            -flour
       1    This recipe.
  
   Recipe by: Betty Crocker's Cookbook
   Heat oven to 375 degrees. Grease cookie sheet lightly. Heat corn syrup,
   shortening and brown sugar to boiling in 2-quart saucepan over medium
   heat, stirring constantly; remove from heat. Gradually stir in flour and
   pecans. Drop batter by teaspoonfuls about 3 inches apart onto cookie
   sheet. (Keep batter warm by placing saucepan over hot water; bake only 8
   or 9 cookies at a time.) Bake about 5 minutes or until set. Cool 3 to 5
   minutes; remove from cookie sheet. Drizzle with melted chocolate if
   desired.  ABOUT 4 DOZEN COOKIES; 65 CALORIES PER COOKIE.
  
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