Food and Recipes Recipes Grandma's Chocolate Drop Cookies 5.0 (1) Add your rating & review Calling all chocolate lovers and novice bakers: This one's for you. These chocolate drop cookies are straight from grandma's recipe box, but they definitely don't require her wealth of baking expertise to make yourself. Drop cookies, made from soft dough and dropped onto a baking sheet in balls, are a simple, old-fashioned treat that are prime for personalization. If you like nuts, add them in. Prefer mint chocolate chips to semi-sweet chips? Feel free to substitute. No matter what you add, you're sure to end up with a soft, cake-like cookie that packs on the chocolate flavor. Plus, once you pile on the chocolate icing, it's nearly impossible to have just one.To drop the cookies on your baking sheet, try using a tablespoon cookie scoop. Not only will it help keep your fingers clean, but it will also make sure your cookies come out even. By Katie Strasberg Rousso Katie Strasberg Rousso Katie is the Senior Special Projects Editor for Southern Living where she focuses on content strategy and audience growth. She has more than a decade of experience in lifestyle and branded editorial and covers a variety of topics in travel, food, and home. When she's not at her desk, you can find her coordinating cake layers, enjoying a jog, or hiking through the South one trail at a time. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Published on November 8, 2019 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Katie Strasberg Rousso Hands On Time: 20 mins Total Time: 30 mins Yield: Makes about 2 1/2 dozen Ingredients Cookies 1/2 cup shortening 1 egg 1 cup sugar 3/4 cup buttermilk 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 cup cocoa 1 3/4 cups flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 - 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips 1 cup nuts (optional) Chocolate Frosting 1/4 cup butter, softened 2 ounces cream cheese, softened 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 tablespoons cocoa 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar 1 tablespoon milk Directions Make the Cookies: Mix shortening, sugar, and egg thoroughly. Stir in buttermilk and vanilla. Sift in dry ingredients and stir. Stir in chocolate chips and nuts if desired. Drop cookies onto prepared baking sheets using a tablespoon cookie scoop. Space cookies 2 inches apart. Bake for 8-10 minutes at 375°. Make the Frosting: Cream together cream cheese and butter. Add vanilla and cocoa. Beat until smooth. Add powdered sugar, and mix until smooth. Add milk, adding more if needed for desired consistency. Spread frosting over cookies once completely cooled. Rate it Print