Cocoa Drop Cookies Food

COCOA-MOLASSES DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Cream the butter and sugar together until it is light
• Add the molasses and egg; beating until the mixture is smooth.
• Add the baking powder and the cocoa to the creamed mixture; then add the flour.
• Pipe the mixture onto a greased cookie sheet in mounds a little larger than a quarter.
• Bake 9 minutes or until set.
• Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely.
• Drizzle a Vanilla glaze in thin lines over the top of each cookie.
• For Vanilla Glaze: Stir together 1 cup powdered sugar with 2 tablespoons milk in a small bowl until mixture is smooth and of drizzling consistency. Stir in 1/2 tsp vanilla. Makes ½ cup.

CHOCOLATE DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, milk and vanilla. Beat in chocolate until blended. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in walnuts., Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until set. Cool on pans for 1 minute before removing to wire racks to cool completely., In a large bowl, beat the frosting ingredients until smooth. Frost cookies.

COCOA DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix shortening, sugar and egg.
• Stir in the buttermilk and vanilla.
• Sift together dry ingredients and stir into buttermilk mixture.
• Chill at least 1 hour.
• Drop by rounded teaspoons on lightly greased cookie sheet; about 2" apart.
• Bake at 400° just until almost no imprint remains when lightly touched.

CHOCOLATE DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix shortening, sugar and egg.
• Stir in sour milk and vanilla.
• Sift together flour, soda, salt and cocoa; stir.
• Add nuts.
• Chill 1 hour.
• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Drop by spoonfuls on greased cookie sheet.
• Bake 8-10 minutes.
• • Note: You can use plain milk with 1 tbsp vinegar to sour it. Works as well as the sour milk.

SOFT COCOA COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter and brown sugar;add egg.
• Sift dry ingredients and add to butter/sugar mixture alternately with milk.
• Add vanilla.
• Drop by spoonfuls on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake 8-12 minutes at 400°F; do not overbake.
• Ice with chocolate icing, if desired.

COCOA DROP COOKIES 2

Steps:

• Stir together flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• Beat butter until smooth, add sugar, beat well.
• Add eggs and vanilla, beat well.
• Stir in cottage cheese.
• Add dry ingredients to wet and mix.
• Drop by teaspoon about 2" apart onto a baking sheet.
• Bake 10-12 minutes at 350.

AUNT SALLY'S COCOA DROPS

Steps:

• Mix thoroughly sugar, shortening and egg. Stir in buttermilk and vanilla. Sift dry ingredients and stir in. Add nuts.
• Chill dough for 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto the cookie sheet.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes. Cool. Frost with chocolate or white icing. Enjoy!