Chocolate Crackles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (18 1/2 oz.) pkg. devil's food cake mix
2 eggs, slightly beaten
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 Tbsp. water
1/2 c. shortening
2 c. chopped pecans
powdered sugar

Preparation

Combine cake mix, eggs, vanilla, water and shortening.
Stir with spoon until mixed well.
Stir in pecans.
Shape dough into 1-inch balls and roll each in powdered sugar.
Place 1 1/2 inches apart on well-greased cookie sheets.
Bake at 375\u00b0 for 8 to 10 minutes.
(Cookies will be very soft when removed from oven.) Cool on a wire rack.
Yields 5 1/2 dozen.