Ingredients
2 squares (1 oz ea) unsweetened choco, late, me
8 oz sweet butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 large egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp salt
2 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
Directions
Preheat oven to 400 F. Beat butter, sugar, egg, vanilla and salt
until light and fluffy. Blend in melted chocolate. Add flour and mix
well. Load press with dough and press cookies out 2 inches apart onto
ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 5 - 7 minutes or just until very
slightly browned around eggs. remove to wire racks to cool. If
desired, dust with confectioners sugar. Yield: about 5 dozen
Posted By dz234@cleveland.freenet.edu (Helen B. Greenleaf) On
rec.food.recipes or rec.food.cooking
Servings: 5 dozen
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Categories: Chocolate; Dessert
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