Choc. cookies

dessert

Choc. cookies — front of the card
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Choc. cookies — back of the card
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20 min active · 35 min total (times estimated)

Ingredients

  • ½ cup shortening
  • 1 cup light brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 2 squares chocolate (unsweetened baking chocolate), melted
  • 1¾ cups sifted flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ cup sweet milk (whole milk)
  • ½ to 1 cup nutmeats, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Steps

  1. Cream the shortening, then add the light brown sugar and beat until combined.
  2. Beat in the egg.
  3. Blend in the melted chocolate squares.
  4. Stir in the vanilla.
  5. Combine the sifted flour and baking soda. Add alternately with the sweet milk to the creamed mixture, mixing until a dough forms.
  6. Fold in the chopped nutmeats.
  7. Drop by spoonfuls onto a greased baking sheet. (Drop size not specified.)
  8. Bake at 350°F for over 12 minutes. (Exact baking time not further specified; begin checking at 12 minutes.)