Man-size Chocolate Cookies

"A man is better pleased when he has a good dinner, than when his wife talks Greek."

- Dr. Samuel Johnson, from the General Foods Kitchens Cookbook, 1959.

 

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Man-Size Chocolate Cookies

 

Submitted by:

Stacey D-J

Servings:

15 cookies

Preparation time:

 

Ingredients:

Cookies:

1 stick margarine

2 ½ squares unsweetened chocolate

1 cup granulated sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 eggs

2 cups sifted flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

½ cup buttermilk

Chocolate glaze:

1 tablespoon butter or margarine

1 ½ squares unsweetened chocolate

1 ½ cups sifted powdered sugar

2 tablespoons milk

Directions:

Melt margarine and 2 ½ squares chocolate in pan and remove from range. Blend in 1 cup sugar and vanilla. Drop in eggs and beat well. Mix together flour, baking powder, and soda. Add to melted chocolate mixture, alternating with buttermilk. Drop by heaping tablespoons on lightly greased cookie sheet; bake at 350 for 12 minutes. Cool and spread with chocolate glaze.

Glaze: mix all ingredients together until glossy.

Notes:

I grew up with these – my mom got the recipe from the Martha Dixon Copper Kettle show and cookbook. My brother Brent’s favorite.