Herman cookies

1 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1½ cup Flour
2 tablespoons Unsweetened Cocoa
½ teaspoon Each Baking Powder and
Baking Soda
⅛ teaspoon Salt
1 cup Packed Brown Sugar
½ cup Shortening, at room
Temperature
2 Eggs
¾ teaspoon Vanilla
½ cup Herman starter
½ cup Chopped Nuts (optional)
Chocolate Frosting (recipe
Follows; optional)

Directions

In medium bowl, mix flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt; set aside. In large bowl, mix well sugar, shortening, eggs, vanilla and starter. Stir in flour mix- ture and nuts until well blended.

Drop by teaspoonsful 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheet. Bake in preheated 350 deg. oven 8 to 10 minutes or until bottoms of cookies and edges are lightly browned.

Remove to racks. Frost or garnish. (If desired, omit frost- ing and garnish each cookie with walnut half before baking.) CHOCOLATE FROSTING: In small bowl, mix well: ¾ C. Confectioner's Sugar, about 2 Tbs. Milk, (or more if needed for spreading consis- tency) and ½ square (½ oz.) unsweetened chocolate, melted.

FROM: LEE SACK (JDBF28B)

From: Sharon Stevens Date: 04-02-95 (164) Fido: Home Co

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