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    Chocolate Drop Cookies with Chocolate Frosting

    September 6, 2019 by Tiffany 2 Comments

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    Chocolate Drop Cookies are rich and fudge-like with chocolate buttercream frosting and chocolate sprinkles. Yields approximately 2 dozen cookies.

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    Chocolate Drop Cookies with Chocolate Frosting

    Calling All Chocolate Lovers!

    These simple yet delicious chocolate drop cookies are like having a bite of fudge.

    If you’re a chocolate lover, this cookie is for you!

    When I was little, my mother used to make these cookies for my dance class whenever we had a treat night.

    They were always a huge hit! They’re one of my favorite cookies by far.

    Chocolate Drop Cookies with Chocolate Frosting

    This recipe does make a small batch.

    It yields approximately twenty 3″ cookies. Using a small cookie scoop will get you to two dozen.

    If you are feeding a crowd it’s best to do a double batch of cookies, but you will not need to double the frosting.

    If you are home and looking for a quick and simple dessert that doesn’t overwhelm you with quantity and guilt of eating lots of cookies, this is a perfect little recipe!

    Ingredients for Chocolate Drop Cookies

    • All-Purpose Flour
    • Baking Powder
    • Salt
    • Shortening
    • Unsweetened Chocolate
    • Brown Sugar
    • Pure Vanilla Extract
    • Large Egg
    • Milk

    Ingredients for Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

    • Butter
    • Powdered Sugar
    • Pure Vanilla Extract
    • Bittersweet Chocolate
    • Milk
    • Chocolate Sprinkles for Topping
    Chocolate Drop Cookies on a Cooling Rack

    How to Make Chocolate Drop Cookies

    Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Lightly spray a cookie sheet with non-stick spray or line with parchment paper.

    Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.

    In a stand mixer or a large mixing bowl, mix together brown sugar, vanilla extract, egg, and milk.

    Chocolate Drop Cookie Dough

    Melt shortening and chocolate together in a bowl. Microwave in 30-second intervals to avoid burning the chocolate.

    Pour into mixing bowl and blend well. Add flour, baking powder, and salt to the mixing bowl and mix well.

    Using a spoon, drop cookie dough onto the cookie sheet.

    Dropping cookie dough on the baking sheet

    Bake cookies at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 7-8 minutes. Allow to cool on cooling rack for 15 minutes before icing.

    Baked chocolate drop cookies on a cookie sheet

    How to Make Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

    Add softened butter and ⅓ of the powdered sugar to a mixer bowl with a whisk attachment, or use a hand mixer. Blend well and continue adding ⅓ of powdered sugar at a time until it is all mixed well.

    Heat bittersweet chocolate in the microwave, stirring every 30 seconds, until melted through. Add vanilla extract, milk, and melted chocolate to the mixing bowl and blend well.

    If the icing is too thick, add more milk 1 tablespoon at a time until you reach the desired consistency.

    A bowl of chocolate buttercream frosting, a cooling rack with frosted cookies, and a bowl of chocolate sprinkles

    One thing I found to be tricky is keeping the sprinkles on top of the frosting.

    Sometimes, they roll right off because of the cookie’s dome shape, but this can easily be fixed by adding more milk to your frosting to make it gooey.

    If you feel the frosting is already moist enough, try making the frosting as flat as possible on top.

    Chocolate Drop Cookies

    Try these other sweet treats!

    • Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cupcakes
    • Candy Cane Cookies
    • Frozen Mudslides
    • Hershey’s Chocolate Cupcakes
    • Hot Chocolate Cupcakes
    • Minny’s Chocolate Pie
    • Mint Chocolate Chip Cupcakes
    • Oreo Bottom Cupcakes
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    Enjoy!

    Chocolate Drop Cookies

    Chocolate Drop Cookies

    Chocolate Drop Cookies are rich and fudge-like with chocolate buttercream frosting and chocolate sprinkles. Yields approximately 2 dozen cookies.
    4.5 from 2 votes
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    Course: Desserts
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 20 minutes
    Cook Time: 8 minutes
    Total Time: 28 minutes
    Servings: 2 Dozen
    Author: Tiffany

    Ingredients

    Chocolate Drop Cookies

    • 1 cups All-Purpose Flour
    • 1 tsp Baking Powder
    • ¼ tsp Salt
    • ½ cup Shortening
    • 2 oz Unsweetened Chocolate
    • 1 cup Brown Sugar
    • 1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
    • 1 Large Egg
    • ½ cup Milk

    Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

    • ½ cup Butter, at room temperature
    • 1 lb Confectioners’ Sugar
    • 1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
    • 2 oz Bittersweet Chocolate
    • 2 tbsp Milk
    • Chocolate Sprinkles

    Instructions
     

    • Chocolate Drop Cookies
    • Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease cookie sheet with non-stick spray or line with parchment paper.
    • Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
    • Blend together brown sugar, vanilla extract, egg, and milk in a mixing bowl. Melt shortening and chocolate and pour into mixing bowl and blend well. Add flour, baking powder, and salt to the mixing bowl and mix well. Using a spoon, drop cookie dough onto the cookie sheet.
    • Bake cookies at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 7-8 minutes. Allow to cool on cooling rack for 15 minutes before icing.
    • Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
    • Add butter and ⅓ of the powdered sugar to the mixing bowl with a whisk attachment, or use a hand mixer. Blend well and continue adding ⅓ of powdered sugar at a time until it is all mixed well.
    • Heat bittersweet chocolate in the microwave, stirring every 30 seconds, until melted through. Add vanilla extract, milk, and melted chocolate to the mixing bowl and blend well.
    • If icing is too thick or dry, add more milk 1 tablespoon at a time until you reach the desired consistency.

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    Nutrition

    Calories: 232 kcalCarbohydrates: 32 gProtein: 2 gFat: 11 gSaturated Fat: 6 gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5 gCholesterol: 21 mgSodium: 85 mgFiber: 1 gSugar: 26 g
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    Filed Under: Christmas Recipes, Cookies, Desserts, New Year's Recipes, Valentine's Day Recipes

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    1. Deborah Kos

      September 10, 2019 at 3:44 pm

      5 stars
      Boy, do these cookies look fudgy rich and delicious. I never had buttercream frosting on chocolate drop cookies before but something tells me this would be heaven.

      Reply
      • Tiffany

        September 10, 2019 at 5:32 pm

        Thank you for stopping by Deborah! You must try them with chocolate buttercream. It is so good!

        Reply

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