Chocolate Drop Cookies

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup milk
• 3 1/2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 baking chocolate squares, melted
• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• milk

Directions

1. 1

   Cream shortening, butter and sugar, add eggs and beat, using a hand held mixer.

2. 2

   Add melted chocolate, then add in thirds the dry ingredients, milk and flavoring.

3. 3

   Drop spoonfuls (I use a regular spoon from the utensil drawer) of batter on cookie sheet and bake at 400 for 8 - 10 minutes.

4. 4

   When cookies have cooled, start making the powdered sugar frosting.

5. 5

   Begin with powdered sugar, adding about 1 tbl of milk at a time, until it has a consistency of a thin batter.

6. 6

   Frost cookies, let the frosting harden (if you can wait that long), and enjoy.