Chocolate Refrigerator Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/4 c. butter
1 1/2 c. confectioners sugar
1 egg
1/4 tsp. salt
3 c. cake flour
1/2 c. cocoa
1 1/2 c. chopped pecans
4 oz. sweet chocolate

Preparation

Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Add egg and mix thoroughly.
Add sifted salt, flour and cocoa and blend well. Chill dough in refrigerator for about an hour.
Press and mold into two long smooth rolls about 1 1/2-inches in diameter.
Roll in nuts, pressing in on all sides.
Wrap in waxed paper and place in refrigerator overnight.
Using thin, sharp knife, cut in slices 1/8-inch thick.
Place on ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake in moderately hot oven (400\u00b0) for about 10 minutes.
Cool, melt chocolate in double boiler and frost center of cookies.
Yields about 6 dozen.