A classic recipe for soft, cake-like chocolate cookies. These Devil’s Food drop cookies get their rich flavor from melted chocolate and a tender, moist crumb from sour cream.

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Recipe

MeasurementsIngredients
½ CupButter or Margarine, softened
1 CupBrown Sugar, packed
1Egg
1 TeaspoonVanilla
2 oz.Sq. Chocolate, melted & cooled
2 CupsSifted Flour
½ TeaspoonBaking Soda
¼ TeaspoonSalt
¾ CupSour Cream
½ CupChopped Walnuts
As neededChocolate frosting

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 350°F. Grease a cookie sheet.
  2. In a large bowl, cream the softened butter and brown sugar together with an electric mixer until fluffy.
  3. Beat in the egg and vanilla. Stir in the cooled, melted chocolate.
  4. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt.
  5. On low speed, add the dry ingredients to the chocolate mixture alternately with the sour cream, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients. Mix well.
  6. Stir in the chopped nuts.
  7. Drop the dough by rounded teaspoonfuls, about 2 inches apart, onto the greased cookie sheet.
  8. Bake for 10 minutes.
  9. Let the cookies cool on the sheet for a minute before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
  10. Once cooled, frost with your favorite chocolate frosting.