Chocolate Drop Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 well-beaten egg
1 c. brown sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 c. shortening
2 (1 oz.) squares unsweetened chocolate, melted
1 2/3 c. cake flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. soda
1/2 c. sweet or sour milk
1/2 c. broken nut meats

Preparation

Beat egg and sugar until light; add vanilla extract and shortening, melted with chocolate.
Blend well.
Add sifted dry ingredients alternately with milk; add nut meats.
Drop from teaspoon 2 inches apart onto greased cookie sheet.
Bake in moderate oven (350\u00b0 10 to 12 minutes).
While warm, frost with Mocha Chocolate Frosting.
Makes 2 1/2 dozen cookies.