Fudge Cookies

This is one of the few recipes of my mom's that I have in her own handwriting. My husband was scarfing these one Christmas at my parents's house, so she sent home the recipe. She states this makes 5 dozen cookies, but she made them bigger, so got about 30.

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Yields: 30 cookies

Ingredients

• 2  tablespoons butter or 2  tablespoons margarine
• 2  cups  semi-sweet chocolate chips, divided
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1  cup all-purpose flour
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped pecans, plus 1/2 cup
• 1  teaspoon vanilla

Directions

1. Melt chocolate and butter in a saucepan.
2. Remove from heat.
3. Add milk and mix well.
4. Add flour and salt and mix well.
5. Add nuts, remaining chips,and vanilla.
6. Drop by 2 tsps or whatever size you want,on greased cookie sheets.
7. Bake at 325* for about 12 minutes.