Chocolate Cookie Frosting Food

FROSTED CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease cookie sheets.
• Sift flour, soda, and salt together.
• In the top half of a double boiler, melt the chocolate over low heat.
• Cream together brown sugar, butter, and egg in a large mixing bowl. Slowly mix in the flour mixture and mix until well blended. Pour in melted chocolate, sour cream, and vanilla. Mix well and stir in nuts.
• Drop dough by teaspoonful onto greased cookie sheet about 1 inch apart. Bake for 10 minutes. Cool on wire racks. Cookies will be soft and about the size of a half dollar.
• When cooled top with Chocolate Frosting.

SMOOTH CHOCOLATE ICING

Steps:

• Mix sugar, milk and unsweetened chocolate until smooth.
• Use this icing for dipping the Truffle Cookies.

FROSTED CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease cookie sheets with shortening or cooking spray. In large bowl, beat granulated sugar, 1/2 cup butter, the buttermilk, vanilla, egg and 2 oz melted chocolate with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Stir in flour, baking soda and salt until dough forms. Stir in nuts.
• Onto greased cookie sheets, drop dough by level 1/4 cupfuls or #16 cookie/ice cream scoop about 2 inches apart. Flatten slightly with fork.
• Bake 13 to 15 minutes or until almost no indentation remains when touched in center. Cool 1 to 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
• In 2-quart saucepan, melt 2 oz chocolate and 2 tablespoons butter over low heat, stirring frequently. Remove from heat. Stir in powdered sugar and hot water until smooth. (If frosting is too thick, stir in additional water. If frosting is too thin, stir in additional powdered sugar.) Spread frosting on cooled cookies. If desired, draw tines of fork through frosting to make wavy lines. Decorate with candy sprinkles.

CHOCOLATE COOKIE BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• Mix together all ingredients. May need to add more milk (slowly) until frosting reaches a spreadable consistency. Spread on Chocolate Cookies or other cookies or bars of your choice. Enjoy!

HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE FROSTING

Steps:

• Combine confectioners' sugar, cocoa powder, butter, milk, and vanilla in a large bowl. Mix using an electric mixer until blended and creamy.

CHOCOLATE FROSTING

Steps:

• Sift sugar and cocoa together into a large bowl. In another bowl combine 1 cup of sugar mixture with butter and 1 tablespoon cream, beating until smooth. Add another cup of sugar and another tablespoon of cream, beating well. Continue until all ingredients are combined and frosting is fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Spread frosting on top of one round. Top with second round and cover top and sides completely with frosting.

BEST CHOCOLATE FROSTING

Steps:

• Stir melted butter and cocoa powder in a bowl until evenly mixed. Add confectioners' sugar and milk; beat until smooth and easily spread. Stir in vanilla extract.

CHOCOLATE COOKIE FROSTING

Steps:

• In a medium bowl combine 1 cup powdered sugar and cocoa powder. Using an electric mixer add butter and mix well. Add additional 2 cups of powdered sugar slowly until combined as well as vanilla. Mixture will be thick, set aside. In a small pot, heat milk and 1 Tablespoon sugar on stove until warm but not hot and sugar is dissolved. While mixer is on, slowly add milk to powdered sugar mixture and blend until smooth and creamy and desired consistency. Use immediately or store in an airtight container. If storing, you'll need to whisk it up again before spreading over cookies.