Devilish marshmallow cookies

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       Title: Devilish Marshmallow Cookies
  Categories: Cookies
       Yield: 20 servings
  
     1/2 c  Shortening
       1 c  Sugar
       2    Eggs
   1 3/4 c  All-purpose flour
       1 ts Baking soda
     1/4    Salt
     1/2 c  Cocoa
       1 ts Vanilla extract
       1 ts Butter flavoring
      21 lg Marshmallows; cut in half
            Frosting
            Frosting:
     1/2 c  Semisweet chocolate morsels
     1/4 c  Milk
       2 tb Butter or margarine
       2 c  Powdered sugar; sifted
            Milk (optional)
  
   Recipe by: Southern Living
   Preparation Time: 0:40
   Cream shortening; gradually add sugar, beating well at
   medium speed of an electric mixer. Add eggs, one at a time,
   beating well after each addition. Combine flour, soda,
   salt, and cocoa; add to creamed mixture, mixing well.  Stir
   in flavorings.  (Dough will be stiff.)  Chill dough at
   least 30 minutes. Shape dough into 1-inch balls; place on
   greased cookie sheets.  Bake at 350 degrees for 7 minutes.
   Place a marshmallow half on top of each cookie; bake an
   additional 2 minutes.  Cool on wire racks, and spread
   frosting over tops.  Yield:  about 3-1/2 dozen.
   
   FROSTING Combine first 3 ingredients in a saucepan. Cook
   over low heat, stirring constantly, until chocolate melts.
   Add powdered sugar, and beat until smooth.  Add additional
   milk to frosting mixture, if needed, for proper spreading
   consistency.  Yield:  1 cup.
  
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