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Chocolate Drops




Source of Recipe


Betty Crocker's Cookie Book


List of Ingredients




1 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/3 cup buttermilk, or water
1 egg
2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 3/4 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped nuts, optional
Browned Butter Frosting
1/4 cup butter
2 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons half and half, approximate




Recipe



Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Mix sugar, butter, buttermilk, egg, chocolate and vanilla. Stir i flour, baking soda, salt and nuts. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake until almost no indentation remains when touched, 8 to 10 minutes. Immediately remove from cookie sheet and cool on wire racks.

Browned Butter Frosting

Melt butter over low heat until golden brown, remove heat. Beat in powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla and about 2 tablespoons half and half until smooth and of spreading consistency.

Note: If using self-rising flour, omit baking powder and salt.