COTTAGE CHEESE DOUBLE CHOCOLATE

Cottage Cheese Double Chocolate image

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Recipes

Time 2h10m

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

2 cups shortening, margarine, or butter
3 1/2 cups sugar
4 eggs
4 tsp vanilla extract
5 1/2 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 cups cottage cheese
1 cup chocolate chips
1 cup chopped nuts (optional)
1/2 cups powdered sugar

Steps:

Preheat oven 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). In a medium bowl, cream together the shortening and sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs, one at a time then stir in the vanilla.
Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cocoa. Gradually stir into the creamed mixture. Fold in the cottage cheese, chocolate chips and nuts. Cover dough and refrigerate for 1 hour.
Roll the dough into walnut sized balls then roll the balls in the powder sugar. Place the cookies 2 inches apart on the cookie sheet.
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 0 g, Fat 0 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 0 g, Sodium 0 g, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 0 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 0 g