Devils Food Drop Cookies (With Cream Cheese Frosting)

Submitted by AmyZoe

"These are really good, but they take a little effort compared to drop cookies because of the frosting. It is worth it--great holiday cookie."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Yields: 24 cookies
• Serves: 24

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 unsweetened chocolate square
• 2 cups flour, sifted
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 3⁄4 cup sour cream
• 1⁄2 cup nuts

• Cream Cheese Frosting

• 3 ounces cream cheese
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 3 cups powdered sugar

directions

1. Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
2. Beat in egg and vanilla.
3. Stir in melted chocolate.
4. Sift dry ingredients and add to chocolate mixture alternately with sour cream. Mix well.
5. Add nuts if desired.
6. Bake 10 minutes at 350 and cool on wire rack. Frost with cream cheese frosting.
7. For frosting: Mix together until creamy. Add additional powdered sugar if needed.

Reviews

[Color Guard Mom]

*Edited Review: I must edit to add that these were a huge hit at work, so I am raising the stars from a 2 to a 4. People at work said they were perfect. <br/>Original review: I made these today hoping to put them on a cookie tray that is going to work tomorrow. For them being called Devils Food I expected them to be much more chocolaty in flavor. The cookie itself is soft, but to this chocolate fiend it just lacks flavor. I looked up a similar recipe on another site to find out exactly how much 1 square of unsweetened chocolate would be, and it said 2 oz. I put in just over that and it still needed something. May instead of one square it should be 1 bar (4 oz)? The frosting is just so-so. Be sure to blend the butter and cream cheese before adding the powdered sugar and then vanilla. I added them all together because no directions were given and my vanilla is still clumped up on the bottom on the mixing bowl. Sorry, but I don't believe I'll be making these again. If you like a soft barely chocolate cookie with frosting, then these are for you. I guess I am just too die hard of a chocolate fanatic. Who knows...maybe after they set for a day they'll taste better. That happens some times. Made for New Kids on the Block tag game.