Title: Rocky Road Cookies
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 4 servings
2 c Butter
1 c Sugar
1 tb Baking powder
1 ts Salt
1/2 c Shortening; softened
2 Unsweetened chocolate
-squares
- melted
2 Eggs
1/2 c Milk
1 ts Rum extract
1/2 c Nuts; chopped
Chocolate frosting:
1 Unsweetened chocolate
1/3 c Milk
2 c Powdered sugar
1 c Miniature marshmallows
Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and slat in mixing bowl. Add
shortening, chocolate, eggs, milk and rum extract. Mix until blended and
smooth, stir in nuts. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets. Bake
at 350°F for 15-20 min. Cool. Frost.
CHOCOLATE MARSHMALLOW FROSTING: Melt chocolate in milk in top of double
boiler over simmering water, stir until smooth. Remove from heat and beat
in sugar, 1/2 cup at a time, mixing well after each addition. Cool
slightly, fold in marshmallows. Frost cookies.
Margaret Garland DFYX18A
Source: Prize Winning Recipes from the State Fair of Texas, 1976.
