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Chocolate Drop Cookies are rich and fudge-like with chocolate buttercream frosting and chocolate sprinkles. Yields approximately 2 dozen cookies.
Calling All Chocolate Lovers!
These simple yet delicious chocolate drop cookies are like having a bite of fudge. If you’re a chocolate lover, this cookie is for you!
When I was little, my mother used to make these cookies for my dance class whenever we had a treat night. They were always a huge hit! They’re one of my favorite cookies by far.
This recipe does make a small batch. It yields approximately twenty 3″ cookies. Using a small cookie scoop will get you to two dozen.
If you are feeding a crowd it’s best to do a double batch of cookies, but you will not need to double the frosting.
If you are home and looking for a quick and simple dessert that doesn’t overwhelm you with the quantity and guilt of eating lots of cookies, this is a perfect little recipe!
Ingredients for Chocolate Drop Cookies
- All-Purpose Flour
- Baking Powder
- Salt
- Shortening
- Unsweetened Chocolate
- Brown Sugar
- Pure Vanilla Extract
- Large Egg
- Milk
Ingredients for Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
- Butter
- Powdered Sugar
- Pure Vanilla Extract
- Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
- Milk
- Chocolate Sprinkles for Topping
How to Make Chocolate Drop Cookies
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Lightly spray a cookie sheet with non-stick spray or line it with parchment paper.
- Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- In a stand mixer or a large mixing bowl, mix together brown sugar, vanilla extract, egg, and milk.
- Melt shortening and chocolate together in a bowl. Microwave in 30-second intervals to avoid burning the chocolate.
- Pour into mixing bowl and blend well. Add flour, baking powder, and salt to the mixing bowl and mix well.
- Using a spoon, drop cookie dough onto the cookie sheet.
- Bake cookies at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 7-8 minutes. Allow to cool on a cooling rack for 15 minutes before icing.
How to Make Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
- Add softened butter and ⅓ of the powdered sugar to a mixer bowl with a whisk attachment, or use a hand mixer. Blend well and continue adding ⅓ of powdered sugar at a time until it is all mixed well.
- Add vanilla extract, milk, and cocoa powder to the mixing bowl and blend well.
- Frost fully cooled cookies and add chocolate sprinkles on top.
One thing I found to be tricky is keeping the sprinkles on top of the frosting. Sometimes, they roll right off because of the cookie’s dome shape, but this can easily be fixed by adding more milk to your frosting to make it gooey.
If you feel the frosting is already moist enough, try making the frosting as flat as possible on top.
Try these other sweet treats!
- Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cupcakes
- Frozen Mudslides
- Hershey’s Chocolate Cupcakes
- Hot Chocolate Cupcakes
- Minny’s Chocolate Pie
- Oreo Bottom Cupcakes
- Thick Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate Drop Cookies
Tiffany
Chocolate Drop Cookies are rich and fudge-like with chocolate buttercream frosting and chocolate sprinkles. Yields approximately 2 dozen cookies.
4.67 from 3 votes
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Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Cook Time 8 minutes mins
Total Time 28 minutes mins
Course Desserts
Cuisine American
Ingredients
Chocolate Drop Cookies
- 1 cups All-Purpose Flour
- 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
- ½ cup Shortening
- 2 ounces Unsweetened Chocolate Bar
- 1 cup Brown Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
- 1 Large Egg
- ½ cup Milk
Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
- ½ cup Butter at room temperature
- 3 cups Confectioners’ Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
- ⅔ cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
- ⅓ cup Milk
- Chocolate Sprinkles
Instructions
Chocolate Drop Cookies
Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease cookie sheet with non-stick spray or line with parchment paper.
Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
Blend together brown sugar, vanilla extract, egg, and milk in a mixing bowl. Melt shortening and chocolate and pour into mixing bowl and blend well. Add flour, baking powder, and salt to the mixing bowl and mix well. Using a spoon, drop cookie dough onto the cookie sheet.
Bake cookies at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 7-8 minutes. Allow to cool on cooling rack for 15 minutes before icing.
Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
Add butter and ⅓ of the powdered sugar to the mixing bowl with a whisk attachment, or use a hand mixer. Blend well and continue adding ⅓ of powdered sugar at a time until it is all mixed well.
Add vanilla extract, milk, and cocoa powder to the mixing bowl and blend well.
Frost fully cooled cookies and add chocolate sprinkles on top.
Nutrition
Calories: 210kcalCarbohydrates: 31gProtein: 2gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 18mgSodium: 82mgPotassium: 91mgFiber: 1gSugar: 24gVitamin A: 142IUCalcium: 36mgIron: 1mg
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dorismight try using peanut butter frosting on these also
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- Deborah Kos
Boy, do these cookies look fudgy rich and delicious. I never had buttercream frosting on chocolate drop cookies before but something tells me this would be heaven.Reply
- Tiffany
Thank you for stopping by Deborah! You must try them with chocolate buttercream. It is so good!
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