1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup powdered sugar
cream together the above,add one egg and mix throughly add two cups of flour,1/4 teas. soda,1/4 teas. salt,1/4 teas. cream of tarter, mix throughly. Add vanilla and one cup of chopped pecans .
Roll into small balls (marble size).Place on cookie sheet sprayed with pam. Using the bottom of A juice glass dipped in melted butter, slightly flatten each cookie & sprinkle with sugar.

Bake 350 for about ten min.