Ingredients

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup shortening
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup cocoa
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2/3 cup milk
  • Frosting
  • 3/4 cup soft butter
  • 3 tablespoons water
  • 2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1/2 cup cocoa
  • marshmallows

Method

  • Cream together 1 cup sugar and 1 cup of shortening.
  • After you cream together add egg.
  • Sift together 1 1/2 cup flour, 1/2 tsp baking soda, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 cup cocoa.
  • Mix cream and sifted ingredients together and add, 1 tsp vanilla, 2/3 cup of milk mix together.
  • After ingredients are mixed together bake in a 375°F oven for 8 minutes.
  • At 8 minutes top each cookie with 1/2 a marshmallow and bake 3 minutes longer.
  • After they are cool frost with 3/4 cup soft butter, 3 T of water, 2 cup confectioners sugar 1/2 cup cocoa mix together and frost cookies.