Chocolate Drop Sugar Cookies

Submitted by elliebelle

"I got this recipe from the www.Hersheys.com website. They are so good!! Taste like brownies when they are still warm. I pressed half of a maraschino cherry into the center right after they came out of the oven - SOOOO YUMMY!!!! My kids love them!!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 2 dozen

ingredients

• 2⁄3 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 cup hershey cocoa
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄3 cup buttermilk (see note) or 1/3 cup sour milk (see note)
• sugar, for sprinkling

directions

1. Heat oven to 350.
2. Lightly grease cookie sheet.
3. Beat butter and sugar in large bowl until well blended.
4. Add egg and vanilla; beat until fluffy.
5. Stir together flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; alternately with buttermilk to butter mixture.
6. Using ice cream scoop or 1/4 measuring cup, drop dough about 2" apart onto prepared cookie sheet (i just used a Tablespoon and made regular sized cookies).
7. Bake 13 to 15 minutes or until cookie springs back when touched lightly in center.
8. While cookies are on cookie sheet, sprinkle lightly with additional sugar.
9. Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.
10. Cool completely.
11. Note: to sour milk: use 1 teaspoon white vinegar plus milk to equal 1/3 cup.