Chocolate Drop Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking powder
2 sq. (1 oz. each) chocolate
1/2 c. shortening
1 c. brown sugar, packed
1 egg
1/2 c. milk
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Sift together flour, salt and baking powder.
Melt chocolate and shortening together.
Add remaining ingredients to chocolate. Mix in dry ingredients.
Let mixture stand 10 minutes.
Drop from a teaspoon onto greased sheet.
Bake 12 to 15 minutes at 375\u00b0. Frost with powdered sugar icing.
May add chopped nuts to batter if desired.