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butter sugar egg flour unsweetened cocoa baking soda salt buttermilk vanilla red food coloring white vinegar pecans
Viewed: 46 - Published at: 8 years agoIngredients
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 ounces red food coloring
- 1 teaspoon white vinegar
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
Method
- Preheat oven 425 degrees. In a medium mixing bowl, beat butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in egg. Sift together flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Add dry ingredients alternating with the buttermilk. Beat in vanilla, food coloring and vinegar. Drop by heaping tablespoons full onto ungreased cookie sheet 2 inches apart. Bake 10 minutes. Remove cakes to wire cooling rack. Spread tops of each cookie with icing and sprinkle with nuts. Makes about 12-15 cookies.
- Cream Cheese Icing
- 3 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 3/4 cup confectioners sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons milk
- In a small bowl, beat all icing ingredients until smooth and spreadable. Add additional milk if necessary.
