Chocolate-Covered Marshmallow Cookies

Yield: 3 dozen

Ingredients

Cookies

• 1 3/4 cups cake flour, sifted
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup milk
• 18 large marshmallows, cut in half
• 36 pecan halves

Frosting

• 2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
• 5 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons softened butter
• 4-5 tablespoons light cream

Instructions

Cookies

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a cookie sheet.
2. Sift together flour, salt, baking soda and cocoa. Set aside.
3. In mixing bowl, cream shortening and sugar.
4. Add egg, vanilla extract and milk.
5. Add dry ingredients, mix well.
6. Drop by teaspoonsful 2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheet.
7. Bake for 8 minutes. Do not over-bake.
8. Remove cookies from oven.
9. Top with marshmallow half.
10. Return to oven for 2 minutes more.
11. Remove cookies to rack to cool.

Frosting

1. Beat all ingredients together. Spread on cookies. Top with a piece of pecan.