Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     1/2  cup           Sugar
     3/4  cup           Margarine or butter -- softene
   1                    Egg
   2      cups          All-purpose flour*
     1/2  cup           Ground pecans
     1/4  cup           Apricot jam
   1      package       (6 ounces) semisweet -- Chocolate chips
   2      tablespoons   Shortening

Preparation:

*self-rising flour can be used In this recipe. Mix sugar, margarine and egg. Stir in flour and pecans. Shape into roll 12 inches long. Wrap and refrigerate at least 4 hours or until firm.Heat oven to 350 degrees. Cut roll into 1/4-inch slices. Place about 1-inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake about 15 minutes or until light golden brown; cool. Put 1/2 teaspoon jam between 2 cookies to form sandwich. Heat chocolate chips and shortening over low heat until melted. Dip about half of each cookie sandwich into chocolate mixture.

Nutritional Information:

210 CALORIES PER COOKIE.