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Chocolate Refrigerator Cookies

Here's how you make Chocolate Refrigerator Cookies
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  • Servings: 96
  • Prep: 8.5h
  • Cook: 8m
    • The following recipe serves 96 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 1/4 cup butter
  • 1 1/2 cup icing sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup cocoa
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 cup pecans, finely chopped (optional)
  • FOR ICING
  • 1/4 cup shortening
  • 1/3 cup milk
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate (melted)
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Thoroughly mix butter, sugar, and egg.

  • Step 2: Add flour, cocoa, and salt. Mix well.

  • Step 3: Divide dough in half and shape into roll 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Roll in nuts

  • Step 4: Wrap each roll and refrigerate 8 hours.

  • Step 5: Heat oven to 400.

  • Step 6: Cut rolls into 1/8 inch slices (if dough crumbles when slicing, let warm slightly.

  • Step 7: Place 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheet. Bake 8 minutes.

  • Step 8: Immediately remove from baking sheet.

  • Step 9: To make Icing combine all ingredients, except vanilla, in a saucepan and bring to a rolling boil. Boil 1 minute then remove from heat and place pan in a bowl of ice water. Beat until frosting is thick and cold, add Vanilla.

  • Step 10: Frost cookies.

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