3 black cookies english Recipes

vegetable shortening (i prefer crisco ), light brown sugar, milk, vanilla, extra large egg, all-purpose flour (unsifted), salt, baking soda, real semi-sweet chocolate chips, coarsely chopped english walnuts (optional) or 1 cup butter nuts (optional) or 1 cup pecans (optional) or 1 cup black walnuts (optional) or 1 cup similar nuts (optional) or 1/2 cup chocolate chips (optional)

butter or margarine, sugar, vanilla extract, egg, beaten, all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, chopped pecans or english walnuts, powdered sugar, water, black decorator tube frosting, toothpick