Recipe - Devilish Marshmallow Cookies

One half cup Shortening
1 cup Sugar
2 Eggs
1 Three fourths cup Flour
1 teaspoon Baking soda
One fourth teaspoon Salt
One half cup Cocoa
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1 teaspoon Butter flavoring
21 lg Marshmallows; cut in half

FROSTING
One half cup Semisweet chocolate morsels
One fourth cup Milk
2 tablespoon Butter or margarine
2 cup Sifted powdered sugar
Milk; optional

Cream shortening; gradually add sugar, beating well at medium speed of
mixer. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.

Combine flour, soda, salt and cocoa; add to creamed mixture, mixing well.
Stir in flavorings. (Dough will be stiff.) Chill dough at least 30 minutes.

Shape dough into 1 inch balls; place on greased cookie sheets. Bake at
350°F for 7 minutes. Place a marshmallow half on top of each cookie; bake
an additional 2 minutes. Cool on wire racks, and spread frosting over tops.

Frosting:

Combine first 3 ingredients in saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring
constantly, until chocolate melts. Add powdered sugar, and beat until
smooth. Add additional milk to frosting mix, if needed, for proper
spreading consistency. Makes 1 cup.

Busted by Gail Shermeyer 4paws@netrax.net

Recipe by: The Southern Living Cookbook, 1987, 848707095

Posted to MCRecipe Digest by Gail Shermeyer 4paws@netrax.net on Apr 13,
1998