Chocolate Drop Cookies

These were cookies my aunt made all the time when I was little--worth the wait and very good! I have never made them with nuts, but I'm sure they are good with them also.

• Ready In: 1 hr 10 mins
• Yields: 20-24 cookies

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup shortening
• 1  cup sugar
• 1  egg
• 3⁄4 cup  sour milk
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1 3⁄4 cups  sifted flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup  cocoa
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped  nuts (optional)

Directions

1. Mix shortening, sugar and egg.
2. Stir in sour milk and vanilla.
3. Sift together flour, soda, salt and cocoa; stir.
4. Add nuts.
5. Chill 1 hour.
6. Heat oven to 375°F.
7. Drop by spoonfuls on greased cookie sheet.
8. Bake 8-10 minutes.
9. • Note: You can use plain milk with 1 tbsp vinegar to sour it. Works as well as the sour milk.