Aunt Maude's Chocolate Drop Cookies

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Title: Aunt Maude's Chocolate Drop Cookies
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 1 servings

2 c All purpose flour
1/2 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Salt 1/2 cup vegetable short
-ening
2 oz Unsweetened chocolate;
-chopped
1 c Firmly packed golden brown
-sugar
1 lg Egg
1/2 c Sour cream
1 ts Vanilla extract
Chocolate icing (see recipe)
Chocolate icing
1/4 c Coffee
5 1/2 oz Unsweetened chocolate;
-chopped
3 1/4 c Powdered sugar; sifted

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 2 heavy large baking sheets. Sift 2
cups flour, 1/2 teaspoon baking soda and 1/2 teaspoon salt into medium
bowl. Stir 1/2 cup vegetable shortening and unsweetened chocolate in heavy
small saucepan over low heat until chocolate melts and mixture is smooth.
Transfer mixture to large bowl. Cool slightly. Add 1 cup brown sugar and
beat until blended. Add egg and beat until blended. Stir in dry
ingredients, then 1/2 cup sour cream and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Drop
batter by tablespoonfuls onto prepared sheets, spacing evenly. Bake until
cookies feel firm to touch, about 10 minutes. Transfer cookies to rack and
cool. drizzle warm icing decoratively over cookies.
Stir coffee and chopped chocolate in heavy medium saucepan over low heat
until chocolate melts and mixture is smooth. Remove from heat. Whisk in
powdered sugar. Use immediately. Makes 3 Dozen Bon Appetit February 1995

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