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Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Chocolate Cookies Recipe by Ruth Paget

Chocolate Cookies Recipe by Ruth Paget 

Makes 24 cookies 

Ingredients: 

-2 cups flour 

-1 cup sugar 

-1 teaspoon salt 

-1 beaten egg 

-2 (1-ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled 

-2 tablespoons milk 

-1/4 cup softened butter 

-parchment paper for cookie sheets 

Steps: 

1-Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. 

2-Mix flour, sugar, and salt together in a bowl. 

3-Mix egg, melted chocolate, and milk together. Combine the egg mixture with the dry ingredients and thoroughly blend. 

4-Mix the softened butter into the batter and thoroughly blend. 

5-Use two spoons to scoop and push the batter into 24 drop cookies on two baking sheets. 

6-Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Cool on a rack. 

Source: Rose Pennington – circa 1950s 

By Ruth Paget, author of Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France


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