Title: Devil's Food Drop Cookies**
Categories: Chocolate Cookie Dessert Genie
Yield: 6 Servings

1	c	Brown sugar
1/2	c	Butter, softened
1	ts	Vanilla
2	oz	(2 squares) unsweetened chocolate,
		Melted and cooled
1		Egg
2	c	Flour
1/2	ts	Baking soda
1/2	ts	Salt
3/4	c	Sour cream
1/2	c	Chopped walnuts
		MOCHA FROSTING:
1 1/2	c	Powdered sugar
2	tb	Unsweetened cocoa
1/4	c	Butter, softened
1		To 2 tsp. instant coffee granules
1 1/2	ts	Vanilla
2		To 3 Tbsp. milk

COOKIES:

Cookies:

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease cookie sheets. In large bowl, beat brown sugar and 1/2 cup butter until light and fluffy. Add 1 tsp. vanilla, chocolate and egg; blend well. Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off. In small bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. Add dry ingredients and sour cream to chocolate mixture; mix well. Stir in walnuts. Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls 2" apart on greased cookie sheets. Bake at 350 for 10 to 14 minutes or until set. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets. Cool completely.

Frosting:

In a small bowl, combine all frosting ingredients, adding enough milk for desired spreading consistency; blend until smooth. Spread on cooled cookies. Allow frosting to set before storing.

Makes: 3 dozen

Posted by: Debbie Carlson (D.CARLSON - GEnie)

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