Cocoa drop cookies
5 dozen
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ½ | cup | Shortening |
| 1 | cup | Sugar |
| 1 | Egg | |
| ¾ | cup | Buttermilk |
| 1 | teaspoon | Vanilla extract |
| 1¾ | cup | Flour, all-purpose |
| ½ | teaspoon | Soda |
| ½ | teaspoon | Salt |
| ½ | cup | Cocoa |
| 1 | cup | Pecans; chopped (or walnuts) |
Directions
Cream shortening; gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Add egg, beating well. Stir in buttermilk and vanilla extract.
Combine flour, soda, salt, and cocoa; add to creamed mixture, beating well. Stir in pecans. Chill dough 1 hour.
Drop dough by teaspoonfuls, 2 inches apart, on greased cookie sheets.
Bake at 400 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes.
SOURCE: Southern Living Magazine, sometime in 1981. Typos by Nancy Coleman. Submitted By NANCY COLEMAN On 04-28-95