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•    1 3/4 cup flour
•    1/2 teaspoon baking powder
•    1/4 teaspoon salt
•    3/4 cup unsalted butter
•    ½ cup sugar
•    1 egg yolk
•    1 teaspoon orange rind
•    4 oz. semi sweet chocolate chips
•    2 teaspoons shortening
•    1/2 cup chopped pecans (or walnuts)
Lightly spray baking sheet with cooking oil.
Combine flour, baking powder, and salt.  Beat together butter, sugar, and egg yolk in bowl until smooth.  Add flour mixture and orange rind just until combined.  Spoon dough into spritz gun with star disk.  Pipe 2 1/2 inch long stick 1/2 inch apart.  Bake at 350o for 8-10 minutes until golden.  With a spatula transfer to a wire rack.  Melt chocolate and shortening in a small pan.  Place nuts in small shallow bowl.  Dip about 1 inch of cookie end into chocolate and then into nuts.  Place on waxed paper to cool.  Store in airtight container.