Soft Drop Chocolate Cookies

Yield: 5 dozen (2 cookies per serving)

Preparation Time: 20 min, plus 1 hour of refrigerating dough

Ingredients

Cookies:

4 squares (4 oz.) unsweetened baking chocolate

3/4 cup (1 1/2- sticks) butter

2 cups granulated sugar

3 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 1/2 cups flour

Glaze:

1 tub (8 oz.) frozen whipped topping

6 squares (6 oz.) semisweet baking chocolate

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Nutrition Facts

Yield: 5 dozen (2 cookies per serving)

Approximate Nutrient Content per serving:

Calories: 186.1

Calories From Fat: 81

Total Fat: 9.0g

Saturated Fat: 5.6g

Cholesterol: 33.3mg

Sodium: 6.3mg

Total Carbohydrates: 25.5g

Dietary Fiber: 0.9g

Sugars: 16.0g

Protein: 2.2g

Prepared using unsalted butter. 2 cookies per serving.

Please Note: Nutritional values listed may vary from final results depending on actual measurements, products and brands used to prepare the recipe.

Directions:

Cookies:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Microwave unsweetened chocolate and butter in large microwavable bowl on HIGH 2 minutes or until butter is melted. Stir until chocolate is completely melted. Add sugar; mix well. Blend in eggs and vanilla. Add flour; mix well. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour or until dough is easy to handle.

Shape dough into 1-inch balls; place 2 inches apart on greased baking sheets or parchment paper lined baking sheets.

Bake 8 minutes or just until set. (Do not overbake.) Let stand on baking sheet 1 minute then transfer to wire rack. Cool completely.

Glaze:
Place frozen whipped topping and semisweet chocolate in microwavable bowl. Microwave on HIGH 1-1/2- minutes or until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is shiny and smooth, stirring after 1 minute. Let stand 15 minutes to thicken. Spread over cookies. Let stand until glaze is set.

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