Chocolate Drop Cookies with Chocolate Frosting

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

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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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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
• The Best Red Velvet Cupcakes

Enjoy!

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

Print Rate

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