Frosted chocolate drops

 
                          FROSTED CHOCOLATE DROPS
 
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 Serving Size  : 48   Preparation Time :0:00
 Categories    : Cookies
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
      1/2   c            Butter or margarine -- soft
      1/2   c            Granulated sugar
      1/2   c            Brown sugar, firmly packed
    1                    Egg
    3       oz           Unsweetened chocolate
                         -- melted and cooled
      1/2   ts           Soda
      1/2   ts           Salt
      1/2   c            Dairy sour cream
      1/2   c            Milk
    1       c            Quaker Oats, uncooked
                         -- (quick or old-fashioned)
                         -----FROSTING-----
    2       tb           Butter -- soft
    3       c            Sifted confectioners' sugar
    1       t            Vanilla
    3       tb           Milk
                         -----FOR DECORATION-----
                         Pecan halves
 
   Beat butter and sugars together until creamy.  Blend in egg and melted
   chocolate.  Sift together flour, soda and salt.  Add to creamed
   mixture alternately with sour cream and milk.  Stir in oats.  Drop by
   teaspoonfuls onto lightly greased cooky sheets.  Bake in preheated
   moderate oven (375 F.) 10 to 12 minutes; cool.
   
   For frosting, combine all ingredients.  Beat until smooth and of
   spreading consistency.  Frost cooled cookies.  Top each cooky with a
   pecan half.
   
   Source: Our Favorites for family and friends
   Reprinted with permission from The Quaker Oats Company
   Electronic format courtesy of Karen Mintzias
  
 
 
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