Quick and chewy chocolate drops

1 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
8ouncesHershey's semi-sweet baking chocolate
Broken into pieces
¼cupButter or margarine; softened (1/2
; stick)
½cupSugar
1Egg
teaspoonVanilla extract
½cupAll purpose flour
¼teaspoonBaking powder
½cupChopped nuts; (optional)

Directions

Heat oven to 350 deg F. In small microwave-safe bowl, place chocolate.

Microwave at high (100%) 1½ to 2 minutes or until chocolate is melted when stirred; cool slightly. In large mixer bowl, beat butter and sugar until well blended. Add egg and vanilla; beat well. Blend in melted chocolate, flour and baking powder. Stir in nuts, if desired. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until almost set. Cool slightly. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.

Cool completely. About 2 dozen cookies.

(From Hershey's chocolate package) Recipe by: Eric Hunt <ehunt@...> Posted to CHILE-HEADS DIGEST V3 #, converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.