Chocolate Drop Cookies are rich and fudge-like with chocolate buttercream frosting and chocolate sprinkles. Yields approximately 2 dozen cookies.
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 1/3 of the powdered sugar to a mixer bowl with a whisk attachment, or use a hand mixer. Blend well and continue adding 1/3 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!
- Butterscotch Blondies
- Caramel Crispix
- Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cupcakes
- Christmas Candy Cane Cookies
- Frozen Mudslides
- Kolacky Apricot & Raspberry Cookies
- Hershey’s Chocolate Cupcakes
- Minny’s Chocolate Pie
- Mint Chocolate Chip Cupcakes
- Oreo Bottom Cupcakes
- Pumpkin Bars
- Scotcheroos
- 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.
Ingredients
Chocolate Drop Cookies
- 1 cups All-Purpose Flour
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 1/2 cup Shortening
- 2 oz Unsweetened Chocolate
- 1 cup Brown Sugar
- 1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
- 1 Large Egg
- 1/2 cup Milk
Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
- 1/2 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 1/3 of the powdered sugar to the mixing bowl with a whisk attachment, or use a hand mixer. Blend well and continue adding 1/3 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 Information
Yield 24 Serving Size 1Amount Per Serving Calories 232Total Fat 11gSaturated Fat 6gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 5gCholesterol 21mgSodium 85mgCarbohydrates 32gFiber 1gSugar 26gProtein 2g
Nutrition is not always accurate and products used in the recipe may differ from local ingredients available to you.
Deborah Kos
Tuesday 10th of September 2019
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.
Tiffany
Tuesday 10th of September 2019
Thank you for stopping by Deborah! You must try them with chocolate buttercream. It is so good!