Chocolate Cookies - Fannie Farmer

Total Time: 28 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate squares, melted
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups flour

Recipe

• 1 cream shortening, gradually adding the sugar, creaming well.
• 2 beat in the egg, chocolate, milk, vanilla and salt.
• 3 gently, but thoroughly, stir in the flour.
• 4 put through a cookie press or drop by level teaspoon fulls, 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• 5 bake at 375 degrees for about 8 minutes.