Chocolate Drop Cookies

• Cookies
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 1/3 Cup buttermilk
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 egg
• 2 oz unsweetened baking chocolate
• 1 3/4 cup flour
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• Frosting
• 2 oz unsweetened baking chocolate
• 2 tbsp butter or margarine
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 3 tbsp hot water

1. 1. Melt 2 oz chocolate and let cool.
2. 2. Beat sugar, 1/2 cup butter, buttermilk, vanilla, egg and chocolate using electric mixer on medium speed
3. 3. Stir in flour, baking soda and salt
4. 4. Drop dough by rounded tablespoons about 2 inches apart
5. 5. Bake 8-10 minutes or until no indentation remains when touched in the center. Cool completely, about 30 minutes
6. 6. In 2 quart pan, melt 2 ounces of chocolate and 2 tablespoons of butter over low heat, sitting occasionally.
7. 7. Remove from heat and stir in powdered sugar and hot water until smooth. If frosting is too thick, add 1 teaspoon water at a time. If frosting is too thin, add more powdered sugar 1 tablespoon at a time.
8. 8. Spread over cookies
9. 6.

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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/chocolate-drop-cookies-50101892 (may not work)