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Chocolate Cookies

Chocolate Cookies

Diana Rattray
Chocolate cookies frosted with a chocolate frosting.

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, stir before measuring
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 1 egg
  • 2 squares unsweetened chocolate, melted
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk or sour milk
  • 1 cup walnuts, chopped
  • .
  • Frosting:
  • 2 tablespoons shortening
  • 1 tablespoon soft butter
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 cup sifted confectioners' sugar, divided
  • 5 tablespoons half-and-half, heated until hot

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350°. Sift flour together with baking soda and salt; set aside. Cream shortening and brown sugar; beat in egg, melted chocolate, and vanilla. Add flour mixture and buttermilk; blend well. Stir in nuts. Drop level tablespoonfuls of dough onto greased baking sheets about 2 inches apart. Bake 12 to 15 minutes, until top springs back when lightly touched. Cool then frost with creamy frosting.

Frosting: In a medium bowl blend 2 tablespoons shortening, 1 tablespoon butter, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and 1/2 cup of the sifted confectioners' sugar. Alternately add 2 1/2 cups sifted confectioners sugar with 5 tablespoons of half and half, beating until smooth and creamy.
Makes about 3 to 4 dozen chocolate cookies.

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User Reviews

 4 out of 5
use the right amount of ingredients, Member sourherncook

These are good cookies when done right. I use 4 squares of unsweetened chocolate. Eliminate the brown sugar and use real butter (1 cup) instead of shortening. I add 3 cups flour and sift it along with 1/2 tsp. baking powder, 1/2 tsp. baking soda and 1/2 tsp salt. Don't use sour milk but buttermilk. Alternate the flour mixture in fourths with the buttermilk in thirds. I also use 3 eggs that are well beaten in thirds. This dividing just helps all this get mixed really nice. I then use any type of chocolate frosting and then keep a couple of chopped walnuts and sprinkle on top.

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