Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

1 1/2 c Flour
2 tb Unsweetened Cocoa
1/2 ts Each Baking Powder and
Baking Soda
1/8 ts Salt
1 c Packed Brown Sugar
1/2 c Shortening, at room
Temperature
2 Eggs
3/4 ts Vanilla
1/2 c Herman starter
1/2 c Chopped Nuts (optional)
Chocolate Frosting (recipe
Follows; optional)

In medium bowl, mix flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and
salt; set aside. In large bowl, mix well sugar, shortening, eggs,
vanilla and starter. Stir in flour mix- ture and nuts until well
blended.

Drop by teaspoonsful 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheet. Bake in
preheated 350 deg. oven 8 to 10 minutes or until bottoms of cookies
and edges are lightly browned.

Remove to racks. Frost or garnish. (If desired, omit frost- ing and
garnish each cookie with walnut half before baking.)

CHOCOLATE FROSTING: In small bowl, mix well: 3/4 C. Confectioner's
Sugar, about 2 Tbs. Milk, (or more if needed for spreading consis-
tency) and 1/2 square (1/2 oz.) unsweetened chocolate, melted.

FROM: LEE SACK (JDBF28B)
From: Dan Klepach Date: 06-04-95 (159) Fido:
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