GRANDMA'S ICE BOX COOKIES

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A family favorite that Grandma always includes in her cookie tins at Christmas. When melting the chocolate, adding in a few tablespoons of creamy peanut butter (or more, depending on your taste) makes the cookies easier to slice after freezing without really flavoring the chocolate. Easy to keep a frozen log in the freezer to bake in a hurry.

Provided by Jvangess

Categories     Dessert

Time 2h8m

Yield 30 40 cookies.

Number Of Ingredients 9

4 1/2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup sugar
3 well beaten eggs
1 1/2 cups shortening
12 ounces chocolate chips

Steps:

  • Sift flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt together and set aside.
  • Cream together shortening and sugars, add eggs.
  • Mix flour and shortening mixture together.
  • Divide dough in half, place each half on a sheet of wax paper.
  • Shape dough into logs along length of wax paper. Freeze for 30 minutes.
  • Melt chocolate chips in double boiler (Grandma uses semi-sweet or mint flavored for a surprise, leaving out the peanut butter in that case).
  • Take one dough log out at a time and roll between 2 sheets of wax paper until it reaches across the paper, a little more than a 1/4" thick.
  • Spread half of chocolate on dough. Roll up, like a jelly roll. Return to freezer. Repeat with other log.
  • Allow dough to freeze for at least 30 minutes.
  • When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Slice cookies to desired thickness.
  • Bake on greased cookie sheet for 8-10 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 274.3, Fat 14.3, SaturatedFat 4.8, Cholesterol 18.6, Sodium 172.3, Carbohydrate 35.5, Fiber 1.2, Sugar 20, Protein 3

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