Herman cookies
1 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1½ | cup | Flour |
| 2 | tablespoons | Unsweetened Cocoa |
| ½ | teaspoon | Each Baking Powder and |
| Baking Soda | ||
| ⅛ | teaspoon | Salt |
| 1 | cup | Packed Brown Sugar |
| ½ | cup | Shortening, at room |
| Temperature | ||
| 2 | Eggs | |
| ¾ | teaspoon | Vanilla |
| ½ | cup | Herman starter |
| ½ | cup | Chopped Nuts (optional) |
| Chocolate Frosting (recipe | ||
| Follows; optional) | ||
Directions
In medium bowl, mix flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt; set aside. In large bowl, mix well sugar, shortening, eggs, vanilla and starter. Stir in flour mix- ture and nuts until well blended.
Drop by teaspoonsful 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheet. Bake in preheated 350 deg. oven 8 to 10 minutes or until bottoms of cookies and edges are lightly browned.
Remove to racks. Frost or garnish. (If desired, omit frost- ing and garnish each cookie with walnut half before baking.) CHOCOLATE FROSTING: In small bowl, mix well: ¾ C. Confectioner's Sugar, about 2 Tbs. Milk, (or more if needed for spreading consis- tency) and ½ square (½ oz.) unsweetened chocolate, melted.
FROM: LEE SACK (JDBF28B)
From: Sharon Stevens Date: 04-02-95 (164) Fido: Home Co