Chocolate Drop Cookies

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.

• Ready In: 50 mins
• Serves: 24-36

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.