Mocha Frosted Drops

Recipe Category: Cookies & Bars, Desserts

Ingredients

  • ½ cup shortening
  • 2 1 oz. squares unsweetened chocolate
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • ½ cup sour milk or buttermilk
  • 1 ½ cup sifted flour
  • ½ teaspoon soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup chopped walnuts
  • 1 6-oz. pkg semi-sweet chocolate pieces

Mocha Frosting:

  • ½ cup butter
  • 1 tablespoons cocoa
  • 2 tablespoons instant coffee powder
  • 2 ½ cups confectioners’ sugar
  • 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla
  • Dash of salt

Directions

  1. Melt shortening and unsweetened chocolate in a sauce pan. Cool 10 minutes.
  2. Stir in the brown sugar.
  3. Beat in the egg, vanilla, and buttermilk  or sour milk.
  4. Sift together the dry ingredients and add to chocolate mixture. Stir in nuts and chocolate pieces.
  5. Drop from teaspoon onto greased cookie sheet.
  6. Bake at 375° for about 10 minutes. Remove pan and cool.
  7. Frost with Mocha Frosting.

Mocha Frosting:

  1. Cream ½ cup butter, 2 tablespoons cocoa, 2 tablespoons instant coffee powder and dash of salt
  2. Beat in sifted confectioners’ sugar, vanilla, and enough milk for spreading consistency.