Chocolate Cow Patties
Ingredients
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2 1/4 cap flour
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1/2 ccocoa powder unsweetened
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1 tspbaking powder
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1/4 tspsalt
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1 csoftened butter
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1 1/2 csugar
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1 tspvanilla extract
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1egg
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1-12` ozmilk chocolate chips or semi sweet
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1-12 ozvanilla or white chocolate chips* optional
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1 cbroken nuts, ... pecans or walnuts. possibly macadamia
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·confectioners' sugar
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·pretty paper doily
How to Make Chocolate Cow Patties
- Mix flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt; set aside
- Cream butter well. Gradually beat in sugar until mixture is light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla until well blended.
- Stir in chocolate and nuts, gradually stir in flour mixture until well-blended, chill dough for 30 minutes or until firm enough to handle.
- Shape into 18 balls using about ¼ cup dough for each. Place 4 inches apart on lightly greased cookie sheet; flatten to 3 & ½ inch diameter. Bake on middle rack in preheated 350º oven15 minutes or until medium firm to touch. Cool on sheet until firm; Remove to racks to cool completely.
- To decorate, place a lacy doily on cookie; dust with confectioners sugar stirred through a strainer; remove doily. Store cookies lightly covered with waxed paper between layers. Makes 18.
it is a very stiff dough
