Chocolate Drop Cookies I

Ingredients

• 0.5 teaspoon baking soda 
• 0.5 cup walnuts black chopped
• 2 tablespoons butter softened
• 2.5 cups confectioners' sugar 
• 1  eggs 
• 2 cups flour all-purpose sifted
• 1 cup brown sugar light packed
• 4 tablespoons milk 
• 2 ounce chocolate unsweetened melted
• 0.3 cup cocoa powder unsweetened
• 0.5 teaspoon vanilla extract 

Equipment

• baking sheet
• oven
• wire rack

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Cream together 1/2 cup butter or margarine and 1 cup light brown sugar until light and fluffy.
3. Add egg, beat thoroughly.
4. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla and mix well. Sift together flour and 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, add alternating with 3/4 cup milk to creamed mixture beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Blend in melted chocolate, then nuts.
5. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets.
6. Bake 10 -12 minutes. Cool on wire rack. When cool, frost with Chocolate Icing.
7. Mix confectioners' sugar; 1/4 cup cocoa ; 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and milk.
8. Mix all ingredients until smooth and creamy (may need to add more milk to get creamy consistency) . Frost cookies.