Devil’s Food Drop Cookies
Submitted by Donna Clampitt
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 2 1 oz. squares unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 3/4 cup sour cream
- Pecan halves
- Mocha Frosting:
- 1/4 cup butter softened
- 2 Tbsp. cocoa
- 2 tsp. instant coffee
- Salt
- 3 cups confectioner’s sugar
- Continued above
- 3 Tbsp. milk
- 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
- Pecan halves
Instructions
- Cream butter and sugar until fluffy; beat in egg and vanilla. Stir in melted chocolate. Sift together dry ingredients; add to chocolate mixture alternating with sour cream. Drop on cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake for 10 minutes at 350 degrees. Allow to cool. Prepare Mocha Frosting. Cream butter, cocoa, coffee, and salt. Slowly cream in 1 cup confectioner’s sugar. Add remaining confectioner’s sugar, milk, and vanilla. Beat until smooth. Ice cookies with frosting and add a pecan half on top, if desired.