Devil's Food Cookies With Frosting

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon butter flavoring
• 20 large marshmallows, cut in half
• 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate morsel
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup milk
• 2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar

Recipe

• 1 cream shorteing in a large mixing bowl, gradually add sugar, beating until well blended.
• 2 add eggs one at a time, beating well after each.
• 3 sift together flour, soda, salt and cocoa in a medium mixing bowl, add to creamed mixture, beating until well blended.
• 4 stir in flavorings, blending well. (dough will bwe stiff).
• 5 cover and chill at least 30 minutes.
• 6 shape dough into 1-inch balls.
• 7 place 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheets.
• 8 bake at 350 degrees for eight minutes.
• 9 place a marshmallow half on top of each cookie and bake an additional 2 minutes.
• 10 remove to wire racks and spread chocolate frosting evenly over each cookie.
• 11 leave on wire racks to set.
• 12 frosting: melt semisweet chocolate morsels with butter and milk. add 2 cups sifted sugar, beating until well blended.
• 13 store in air-tight containers.