Holiday Baking #7 - Chocolate Surprises

Chocolate Surprises

1/2 cup shortening

1 cup sugar

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla

1/4 cup milk

1 1/2 cups flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 cup cocoa powder

large marshmallows, cut in 1/2

Cream shortening & sugar. Add egg and vanilla. Beat well. Mix in other ingredients except marshmallows. Drop by rounded tablespoon onto greased cookie sheet.

Bake 8 minutes at 350 degrees.

Remove from oven and press 1/2 marshmallow, cut side down, on center of each cookie. Return to oven for 2 minutes - no longer.

Cool on wire racks.

Frost with mixture of 2 1/2 cups of powdered sugar, 3 tablespoons butter, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 4 tablespoons cocoa powder, milk until correct consistency.

I baked some of mine too long this time and the marshmallow disintegrated! I also eyeball the frosting. I think those measurements make too much frosting actually. But I do follow the general guidelines, I just don't measure.