3/4 c Sugar
1/2 c Butter
1/4 ts Vanilla
1/4 ts Salt
1/4 c White corn syrup
2 Eggs
4 oz Unsweetened chocolate;
-melted and slightly cooled
6 tb Milk
1 3/4 c All-purpose flour
1 1/2 ts Baking powder
1/4 c Chopped pecans; optional
-ICING-
2 oz Unsweetened chocolate
3 tb Butter
1/4 c Milk
2 c Confectioners’ sugar
ds Vanilla
ds Salt
For cookies, cream sugar, butter, vanilla, salt and corn syrup.
Slowly add eggs and melted chocolate. Add milk, then stir in flour
and baking powder. Add nuts, if desired, then drop by tablespoon onto
ungreased baking sheet. Bake in preheated oven at 375 degrees 10
minutes or until done.
For icing, melt chocolate and butter in milk, in small saucepan over
low heat. Place confectioners’ sugar in mixing bowl; pour chcolate
mixture over sugar and blend well. Add vanilla and salt to taste; mix
well. Spread on tops of cooled cookies.
Yields
2 Dozen