Recipe - Herman Cookies

1 One half cup Flour
2 tablespoon Unsweetened Cocoa
One half teaspoon Each Baking Powder and
Baking Soda
1/8 teaspoon Salt
1 cup Packed Brown Sugar
One half cup Shortening, at room
temperature
2 Eggs
Three fourths teaspoon Vanilla
One half cup Herman starter
One half cup Chopped Nuts (optional)

Chocolate Frosting (recipe follows; optional)

In medium bowl, mix flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt; set
aside. In large bowl, mix well sugar, shortening, eggs, vanilla and
starter. Stir in flour mixture and nuts until well blended.

Drop by teaspoonful 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheet. Bake in
preheated 350 deg. oven 8 to 10 minutes or until bottoms of cookies and
edges are lightly browned.

Remove to racks. Frost or garnish. (If desired, omit frosting and garnish
each cookie with walnut half before baking.)

CHOCOLATE FROSTING:

In small bowl, mix well: Three fourths C. Confectioner's Sugar, about 2 Tbs. Milk,
(or more if needed for spreading consistency) and One half square (One half oz.)
unsweetened chocolate, melted.

FROM: LEE SACK (JDBF28B)

From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini