Chocolate Drop Cookies

Get a double hit of chocolate with rich and chocolaty cookies topped with deep chocolate frosting.

Prep Time

Minutes

Total Time

1:30

Hr:Mins

Makes

About 3 dozen cookies

cup granulated sugar

1/2

cup butter or margarine, softened

1/3

cup buttermilk

teaspoon vanilla

egg

oz unsweetened baking chocolate, melted, cooled

1 3/4

cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour

1/2

teaspoon baking soda

1/2

teaspoon salt

Chocolate Frosting

oz unsweetened baking chocolate

tablespoons butter or margarine

cups powdered sugar

tablespoons hot water

Heat oven to 400°F. Grease cookie sheet with shortening or cooking spray.
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.
On cookie sheet, drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart.
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.
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.

Makes About 3 dozen cookies

Make the Most of This Recipe With Tips From The Betty Crocker^® Kitchens

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 Serving (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 1g;

Percent Daily Value*:

Exchanges:

1/2 Starch;
0 Fruit;
1/2 Other Carbohydrate;
0 Skim Milk;
0 Low-Fat Milk;
0 Milk;
0 Vegetable;
0 Very Lean Meat;
0 Lean Meat;
0 High-Fat Meat;
1 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Chocolate Drop Cookies

Make the Most of This Recipe With Tips From The Betty Crocker® Kitchens

Make the Most of This Recipe With Tips From The Betty Crocker^® Kitchens