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Chocolate Nut Drops Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup shortening
3 squares (3 oz. ) chocolate, melted
or 6 T. cocoa
2 eggs
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 2/3 cups flour
1/2 tsp. soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 cup milk
1 cup chopped nuts

Directions:
Directions:
Cream: sugar, shortening, chocolate, eggs and vanilla.
Measure: flour Not sifted onto square of waxed paper
Add: soda, and salt to flour and stir to blend.
Add dry ingredients, alternately with milk, to creamed mixture.
Stir in nuts
Drop by teaspoonfuls onto greased baking sheet.
Bake at 350 º for 12-15 minutes.
Frost while warm with chocolate icing (below)
Yield 5-6 dozen
Chocolate Icing:
1/4 cup cocoa
2 T. melted butter
2 T. light cream
1 tsp. vanilla
1/8 tsp. salt
1 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar
Blend cocoa and butter
Add remaining ingredients. Mix well.

Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
This was a recipe my Mum made often. Noted she usually got 3 1/2 dozen cookies.

 

 

 

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