Chocolate Drop Cookies

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs, separated
• 2 ounces semisweet baking chocolate, melted
• 1 3/4 cups cake flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon table salt
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 cream shortening and sugar with electric mixer (stand or handheld). when light and fluffy, beat in egg yolks and melted chocolate.
• 3 sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. add dry ingredients to creamed shortening alternately with milk, starting and ending with dry mixture.
• 4 beat egg whites to stiff peaks in a separate bowl. fold beaten egg whites into batter by hand; fold in walnuts if using.
• 5 drop teaspoonfuls of cookie dough onto greased cookie sheets. bake 7-9 minutes until edges of cookies are slightly crisp. cool briefly on cookie sheet, then transfer to a rack until completely cool. store in airtight containers.