Chocolate Sugar Cookies

Total Time: 21 mins Preparation Time: 1 min Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate square, melted (2 squares normally)
• 1/4 cup light corn syrup
• 2 cups flour
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 in a large bowl, cream together shortening, sugar and egg.
• 3 stir in melted chocolate and corn syrup.
• 4 in a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda and cinnamon.
• 5 add flour mixture to the chocolate mixture.
• 6 chill in refrigerator for 1 hour.
• 7 roll dough 1/8 inch thickness on a well floured surface.
• 8 cut into shapes with cookie cutters. bake on ungreased cookie sheet for 10 minutes.
• 9 cool for 3-5 minutes before removing to wire rack to cool completely.
• 10 if desired decorate with icing after cool to fit the holiday, event or just eat them as is.