Pillsbury's Scottish Reels

A bakeoff recipe; I haven't tried it yet. They frosted theirs with a chocolate cream cheese frosting. You could either make this from scratch or choose a tub of premade chocolate frosting.

• Ready In: 1 hr 35 mins
• Yields: 60 cookies

Ingredients

• 2  cups flour
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1  cup  firmly-packed brown sugar
• 1⁄2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
• 1⁄2 cup shortening
• 3  tablespoons cream cheese, softened
• 2  eggs
• 2  ounces  unsweetened chocolate
• 2  teaspoons vanilla
• 1  cup  chopped pecans

• Topping

• 1⁄3 cup  quick-cooking rolled oats
• 2  tablespoons confectioners' sugar
•  chocolate frosting, if desired

Directions

1. Melt the chocolate; I prefer melting in the microwave for just a few seconds, stirring, repeat until it's done.
2. Combine that and everything else except the topping stuff. Chill at least 1 hour.
3. Combine oats and 2 T. confectioners sugar.
4. Drop chilled dough by rounded teaspoon onto greased cookie sheets. Flatten to about 1/4-inch with glass greased and dipped in the oat and sugar mixture.
5. Bake at 350 for 12 - 15 minutes. Cool; then frost.