Chocolate Drop Cookies
"These are a lovely cake-cookie, with a deep chocolate flavor. We made these as a holiday cookie growing up, with a simple powdered sugar frosting. I don't make them often, simply because I will eat too many at once. Hope you enjoy.
You may use all butter in lieu of shortening, but I wouldn't recommend using all shortening or margarine. Powdered baking chocolate works fine, too. Be sure to read the conversion chart on the packaging."
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
-
24-36
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup butter
- 1 cup milk
- 3 1⁄2 cups flour
- 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 baking chocolate squares, melted
- 1⁄2 cup vegetable shortening
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 eggs
- 1⁄2 cup powdered sugar
- milk
directions
- Cream shortening, butter and sugar, add eggs and beat, using a hand held mixer.
- Add melted chocolate, then add in thirds the dry ingredients, milk and flavoring.
- Drop spoonfuls (I use a regular spoon from the utensil drawer) of batter on cookie sheet and bake at 400 for 8 - 10 minutes.
- When cookies have cooled, start making the powdered sugar frosting.
- Begin with powdered sugar, adding about 1 tbl of milk at a time, until it has a consistency of a thin batter.
- Frost cookies, let the frosting harden (if you can wait that long), and enjoy.
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Reviews
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These were just too cake like for my personal taste and not sweet enough. I also made the icing a little too thin, which didn't add anything to the flavor. I guess I prefer a chewier cookie. My family didn't really care for them either, in fact most of them were left untouched. Sorry Kirby, just wasn't what I was looking for. -
This is just the recipe I was looking for, exactly like the ones my mom use to make. I did use all butter and they turned out wonderful. Wonderfully moist and not overly sweet.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Kirby
West Hollywood, CA
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