Recipe: Pineapple and Vanilla Milk Drops (cookies)

PINEAPPLE AND VANILLA MILK DROPS

1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 (8 oz.) can crushed pineapple with juice
3 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1 cup chopped pecans
1 ( 10 oz.) pkg. vanilla milk chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease cookie sheets.

In a large mixing bowl, beat butter and sugar until well-blended. Add eggs and vanilla. Blend in pineapple with juice thoroughly; set aside.

In a small bowl, mix flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg. Gradually add to wet mixture, mixing well. Stir in pecans and milk chips. Drop by tablespoons onto prepared cookie sheets.

Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until lightly browned around edges. Cool completely on wire racks.

Makes 4-5 dozen
From: Helen Weissinger, Caribou, Maine
Source: Home Cooking magazine, October 1998