Chocolate Drop Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 3/4 cup sour milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 3/4 cups sifted flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Recipe

• 1 mix shortening, sugar and egg.
• 2 stir in sour milk and vanilla.
• 3 sift together flour, soda, salt and cocoa; stir.
• 4 add nuts.
• 5 chill 1 hour.
• 6 heat oven to 375°f.
• 7 drop by spoonfuls on greased cookie sheet.
• 8 bake 8-10 minutes.
• 9 • note: you can use plain milk with 1 tbsp vinegar to sour it. works as well as the sour milk.