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Frosted Chocolate Delights

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Frosted Chocolate Delights

Best of Country Cookies 1999
Prep: 20 min. Bake: 15 min./batch + cooling
Yield: 5-1/2 dozen. - 33 servings (2 cookies ea.)

Before we five kids headed off to school each day, Mom took our requests for that day's dinner. I usually asked her to make these cookies for dessert, and she would rarely disappoint. I still enjoy them today. —Patricia Ramczyk, Appleton, Wisconsin

Ingredients:
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
• 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
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• FROSTING:
• 9 tablespoons butter, softened
• 4-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 6 to 8 tablespoons milk

Directions:
1. In a large bowl, cream shortening and brown sugar. Beat in the egg, milk and vanilla. Beat in chocolate until blended. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda; gradually add to the creamed mixture. Stir in walnuts.

2. Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 11-13 minutes or until firm. Remove to wire racks to cool.

3. For frosting, in a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in vanilla and enough milk to achieve spreading consistency. Frost cooled cookies.

1 serving (2 each) equals 190 calories, 8 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 16 mg cholesterol, 97 mg sodium, 29 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 2 g protein.