Name: Soft Chocolate Cookies
Yield: 3 dozen
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: Nut halves for garnish; 1 cup chopped nuts; 1 cup sour milk or buttermilk; 1 cup shortening; ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 cups firmly packed light brown sugar; 2½ cups sifted all-purpose flour; 2 eggs; 3 ounces (3 squares) unsweetened chocolate, melted; ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg

Preparation info

3 dozen

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

New York Times Menu Cookbook

By Craig Claiborne

Published 1966

About

Ingredients

1 cup shortening
2 cups firmly packed light brown sugar
1

Americas
United States
New York
Cookies
Vegetarian

Method

Cream the shortening with the brown sugar. Blend in the salt, baking soda, spices and melted chocolate. Beat in the eggs. Add the flour alternately with the milk; stir in the nuts. Chill the dough for at least one hour.
Preheat oven to moderate (375°F.)

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