Chocolate Mountains - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. shortening
2 c. brown sugar
2 eggs, well beaten
2 1/2 tsp. vanilla
3 1/2 c. flour
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. baking powder
1 c. milk
4 oz. chocolate
2 Tbsp. additional fat
2 c. nuts, chopped

Preparation

Cream shortening and brown sugar.
Add eggs and vanilla.
Sift together flour, salt and baking powder; add alternately with milk to the creamed mixture.
Add melted chocolate and melted additional fat.
Add nuts.
Drop from a teaspoon onto a greased cookie sheet.
Top with candied cherries.
Bake 15 minutes at 350\u00b0.
Makes 10 dozen.