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Chocolate Drop Cookies

Get a double hit of chocolate with rich and chocolaty cookies topped with deep chocolate frosting.
Prep Time: 50 min
Total Time: 1 hour 30 min
Makes: About 3 dozen cookies
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Cookies
1cup granulated sugar
1/2cup butter or margarine, softened
1/3cup buttermilk
1teaspoon vanilla
1egg
2oz unsweetened baking chocolate, melted, cooled
1 3/4cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
1/2teaspoon baking soda
1/2teaspoon salt
Chocolate Frosting
2oz unsweetened baking chocolate
2tablespoons butter or margarine
2cups powdered sugar
3tablespoons hot water
1.Heat oven to 400°F. Grease cookie sheet with shortening or cooking spray.
2.In large bowl, beat granulated sugar, 1/2 cup butter, the buttermilk, vanilla, egg and 2 ounces melted chocolate with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour, baking soda and salt.
3.On cookie sheet, drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart.
4.Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until almost no indentation remains when touched in center. Immediately remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
5.In 2-quart saucepan, melt 2 ounces chocolate and 2 tablespoons butter over low heat, stirring occasionally; remove from heat. Stir in powdered sugar and hot water until smooth. (If frosting is too thick, add more water, 1 teaspoon at a time. If frosting is too thin, add more powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time.) Spread over cookies.
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Did You Know?
Unsweetened baking chocolate contains 50 to 58 percent cocoa butter. Bitter in flavor, it's used primarily in baking. You'll find it in the supermarket in a rectangular box containing packages of one-ounce squares or bars.
Time-Saver
Frost cookies with a container of your favorite flavor of Betty Crocker® frosting.
Storage
Store cookies in a baking pan with waxed paper between layers of cookies.

Nutrition Information:

1 Cookie: Calories 120 (Calories from Fat 45); Total Fat 5g (Saturated Fat 3g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 15mg; Sodium 80mg; Total Carbohydrate 18g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 12g); Protein 1Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 2%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 0%; Iron 4Exchanges: 1/2 Starch; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 1 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 1 
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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