Kentucky Oatmeal-Jam Cookies

Ingredients:

•	Crisco® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray
•	1/2 cup Crisco® Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening
OR	1/2 stick Crisco® Baking Sticks Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening
•	3/4 cup sugar
•	1/2 cup Smucker's® Seedless Strawberry Jam
•	1 large egg
•	1/4 cup buttermilk
•	1 teaspoon vanilla extract
•	1 cup Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose Flour
•	1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
•	1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
•	1/2 teaspoon baking soda
•	1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
•	1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
•	1 1/2 cups quick rolled oats
•	1/2 cup raisins
•	1/2 cup chopped pecans (optional)
•	24 pecan halves (optional)

Directions:

1	HEAT oven to 350°F. Spray baking sheets with no-stick cooking spray.
2	COMBINE shortening, sugar, jam, egg, buttermilk and vanilla in bowl of electric mixer. Beat at medium speed until well blended.
3	COMBINE flour, cocoa, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg and cloves in medium bowl. Add to creamed mixture. Beat at low speed until blended. Stir in oats, raisins and chopped nuts.
4	DROP 2 tablespoonfuls of dough in a mound on baking sheet about 3 inches apart. Top each with pecan half, if desired.
5	BAKE 15 minutes or until set. Cool for 2 minutes on baking sheets. Transfer to cooling racks to cool completely.