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     Title: Chocolate Potato Cookies
Categories: Cookies, Chocolate, Potsatoes, Dairy, Nuts
     Yield: 54 servings

     1 c  Packed brown sugar
   1/2 c  Shortening
     1 lg Egg
     1 ts Almond extract
   1/2 c  Semisweet chocolate chips;
          - melted
   1/2 c  Unseasoned mashed potatoes;
          - room temp
 1 1/2 c  A-P flour
   1/2 ts Salt
   1/2 ts Baking soda
   1/4 c  Milk
   1/2 c  Chopped walnuts or pecans
    16 oz Chocolate fudge frosting
   1/4 c  Nonpareil candies

 Set oven @ 400 F/205 C.

 Coat baking sheets with cooking spray.

 In a large bowl, cream together brown sugar and
 shortening until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and
 almond extract, mixing well. Add melted chocolate and
 mashed potatoes, beating until smooth.

 In a small bowl, combine flour, salt, and baking soda.
 Alternately add flour mixture and milk to brown sugar
 mixture, stirring until smooth. Mix in nuts. Drop by
 rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto prepared baking
 sheets.

 Bake 10 minutes, or until cookies spring back when
 touched lightly with a finger. Remove cookies from oven
 and wait 2 minutes before removing to a wire rack to
 cool slightly. Frost warm cookies and sprinkle with
 nonpareils.

 RECIPE FROM: https://www.mrfood.com

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