Chocolate Cookies

A dish where butter and sugar do the work.

Gingerbreads, Cookies, And Wafers

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric
  • ½ cup butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 2 ozs. Baker’s chocolate
  • 2½ cups flour (scant)
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ¼ cup milk
Make it lactose-friendly
  • ½ cup butter → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil
  • ¼ cup milk → lactose-free milk, oat milk, or almond milk

Swaps are suggestions, not medical advice. Check labels if lactose is a serious issue for you.

Steps

  1. Cream the butter, add sugar gradually, egg well beaten, salt, and chocolate melted. Beat well, and add flour mixed and sifted with baking powder alternately with milk. Chill, roll very thin, then shape with a small cutter, first dipped in flour, and bake in a moderate oven.
Nutrition (estimated, per serving)
Calories454
Protein6.6 g
Fat18.0 g
Carbs67.2 g
Fiber2.1 g
Sodium242 mg

Source

The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book (Fannie Farmer, pub. domain) — Public domain in the United States