Chocolate Drop Sugar Cookies
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup butter softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup buttermilk or sour milk*
- Additional sugar
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350°F.
- Lightly grease cookie sheet.
- Beat butter and sugar in large bowl until well blended.
- Add egg and vanilla; beat until fluffy.
- Stir together flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; add alternately with buttermilk to butter mixture.
- Using ice cream scoop or ¼⅓ cup measuring cup, drop dough about 2 inches apart onto prepared cookie sheet.
- Bake 13 to 15 minutes or until cookie springs back when touched lightly in center.
- While cookies are on cookie sheet, sprinkle lightly with additional sugar.
- Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.
- Cool completely
Notes & Wine Advice
* To sour milk:
Use 1 teaspoon white vinegar plus milk to equal 1/3 cup.