Chocolate drop cookies (c&h)
1 Batch
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ½ | cup | Shortening |
| 1 | cup | C&H Brown Sugar |
| 1 | Egg; unbeaten | |
| 2 | ounces | Unsweetened chocolate melted |
| 1 | cup | Buttermilk or sour milk |
| 1 | teaspoon | Vanilla |
| 1½ | cup | Sifted all-purpose flour |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Soda |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Salt |
| 1 | cup | Chopped walnuts |
Directions
Combine shortening, sugar and egg in mixing bowl; beat well. Add melted chocolate, buttermilk and vanilla; blend. Sift together flour, soda, and salt and stir in. Add walnuts; chill soft dough. Drop by teaspoonful on greased baking sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes or until done. Makes 3 to 4 dozen soft, rich cookies.
Frost if desired.
Reprinted with permission from _Brown Sugar Recipe Bonanza_ From the C and H Sugar Kitchen Electronic format by Karen Mintzias