Cocoa Drop Cookies Recipes

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!

NO-BAKE CHOCOLATE-OATMEAL DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix milk, sugar, butter, and cocoa powder in a large saucepan and bring to a rolling boil. Boil, stirring frequently, for about 1 minute. Remove from heat and add oats, coconut, peanut butter, and vanilla. Mix thoroughly.
• Drop tablespoon-sized balls of cookie dough onto waxed paper and let cool in refrigerator for at least 1 hour.

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:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Grease cookie sheet with shortening or cooking spray.
• In large bowl, beat granulated sugar, 1/2 cup butter, the buttermilk, vanilla, egg and 2 ounces melted chocolate with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour, baking soda and salt.
• On cookie sheet, drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until almost no indentation remains when touched in center. Immediately remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• In 2-quart saucepan, melt 2 ounces chocolate and 2 tablespoons butter over low heat, stirring occasionally; remove from heat. Stir in powdered sugar and hot water until smooth. (If frosting is too thick, add more water, 1 teaspoon at a time. If frosting is too thin, add more powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time.) Spread over cookies.

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.

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.