Step 1
Mix flour baking powder baking soda and salt in a bowl. Whisk sugar shortening corn syrup eggs and vanilla extract in a separate bowl. Stir sugar mixture into flour mixture until just combined. Refrigerate dough until chilled 30 minutes to 1 hour.
Step 2
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Step 3
Scoop cookie dough using a cookie scoop or 1 tablespoon so all the cookies are uniform; shape dough into teardrop-shaped cookies. Flatten the pointed side of each cookie to form the 'face'. Arrange cookies on baking sheets.
Step 4
Bake in the preheated oven until golden 10 to 12 minutes. Cool on the baking sheets for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.
Step 5
Pulse pecans in a food processor until finely chopped; transfer to a bowl.
Step 6
Melt chocolate chips in the top of a double boiler over simmering water stirring frequently and scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching.
Step 7
Dip the top of each cookie in the melted chocolate spreading to fully coat the 'body' of each hedgehog. Press cookies chocolate-side down into the ground pecans forming the 'fur'. Arrange cookies on a sheet of waxed paper to set about 30 minutes.
Step 8
Transfer the remaining melted chocolate to a piping bag or plastic bag with a corner snipped. Pipe chocolate onto the pointed end of each cookie for eyes and a nose.