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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 30 Minutes |
Ready In: 50 Minutes Servings: 36 |
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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. 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:
1. Cream shortening, butter and sugar, add eggs and beat, using a hand held mixer.
2. Add melted chocolate, then add in thirds the dry ingredients, milk and flavoring.
3. Drop spoonfuls (I use a regular spoon from the utensil drawer) of batter on cookie sheet and bake at 400 for 8 - 10 minutes.
4. When cookies have cooled, start making the powdered sugar frosting.
5. Begin with powdered sugar, adding about 1 tbl of milk at a time, until it has a consistency of a thin batter.
6. Frost cookies, let the frosting harden (if you can wait that long), and enjoy.
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