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Chocolate Drop Cookies – Little Devils

I’m making these Chocolate Drop Cookies for a holiday cookie swap hosted by my friend Jeri. I needed to make 6 dozen cookies to share, so I thought these tasty chocolate cookies would be perfect. I’ve never made them before, but they’re a treat I’ve been enjoying since I was little. The only trouble is that these little devils are just tiny enough that you don’t realize how many you just ate.

Chocolate Drop Cookies

Chocolate Drop Cookies – Little Devils

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Ingredients for Chocolate Drop Cookies:

2 squares Unsweetened Chocolate
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup milk
1 egg
2 cups flour, sifted
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking soda

First, melt your chocolate. I cut it up a little first, then heated it up in the microwave for 1 minute at a time. (This is “unsweetened” chocolate, remember. My daughter and I thought we’d taste it, I never have before.  I knew it wasn’t going to be good, but it tasted like paper. We had to spit it out and drink a big glass of milk, ack. No wonder you have to add so much sugar/milk to recipes that use this chocolate. Have you ever tasted this? I was not expecting it to be that bad!)

unsweetened chocolate

You also need to melt your shortening. Then add your chocolate to that. Now cream your brown sugar, milk, and egg, and add in your chocolate/shortening mix. Now slowly add your flour, salt, soda.

melted-chocolate

These cookies are best smaller, as they are cake-like and you can’t eat too many. So instead of using my cookie scoop, I did the ol’ spoon with spoon scoop. They don’t get quite as uniform this way, but it gives them a little charm to be a little wonky.

spoon-chocolate-drop-cookies

spooned-chocolate-drop-cookies

Bake them at 375* for 7-9 minutes. Once cooled, add a little white frosting to the tops. My Mom also suggested I add some red and green sprinkles to each cookie, making them a little more festive. Now they’re perfect for the holiday cookie swap.

frost-chocolate-drop-cookies

Chocolate Drop Cookies – Little Devils
Ingredients
  • 2 squares Unsweetened Chocolate
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 1 egg
  • 2 cups flour sifted
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 tsp. baking soda
Instructions
  1. First, melt your chocolate. I cut it up a little first, then heated it up in the microwave for 1 minute at a time.
  2. You also need to melt your shortening. Then add your chocolate to that. Now cream your brown sugar, milk, and egg, and add in your chocolate/shortening mix. Now slowly add your flour, salt, soda.
  3. These cookies are best smaller, as they are cake-like and you can’t eat too many. So instead of using my cookie scoop, I did the ol’ spoon with spoon scoop. They don’t get quite as uniform this way, but it gives them a little charm to be a little wonky.
  4. Bake them at 375* for 7-9 minutes. Once cooled, add a little white frosting to the tops. My Mom also suggested I add some red and green sprinkles to each cookie, making them a little more festive. Now they’re perfect for the holiday cookie swap.

 

21 comments

  1. These are awesome and simple! My daughter and I loved them. I’ll be baking them for her school Christmas show. Thanks a million!

  2. I made these today with my 7-year-old. They are delicious! Won’t be attending a cookie swap this year (unless I host one) so these will be all ours!

  3. I’m going to a cookie exchange this weekend too, but only have to bring 5 dozen. (I still think that’s alot!) I made the dough for another receipe that I’ve never tried before, but if it doesn’t turn out, I’ll try your receipe. And, I have tried the unsweetened chocolate. That is some BAD stuff!

  4. Yes, the chocolate by itself tastes terrible. But I dare you all to at least try it next time you use it! Maybe there’s one among us who likes it!

    thrilled by the thought – brag away!

  5. Yeah, I’ve tasted unsweetened chocolate before and it was pretty gross. These cookies however, look very yummy … I can’t wait to try them!

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