Mushroom chocolate cookies

 
                         Mushroom Chocolate Cookies
 
 Recipe By     : Source:  Fresh Mushroom Cookbook by Sybil Henderson
 Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
 Categories    : *Try Soon!                       Chocolate
                 Cookies                          oDDiTieS
                 Drop Cookies                     *Haven't tried it yet
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
      1/2  c             butter or margarine
    1      c             brown sugar
    1                    egg
    1      tsp           vanilla
      1/2  tsp           almond extract
    2      squares       unswtnd. chocolate -- melted (1 oz)
    2      c             all purpose flour
      1/2  tsp           soda
      1/4  tsp           salt
      3/4  c             dairy sour cream
      1/2  c             fine macaroon crumbs
      1/2  c             chopped & drained maraschino cherries
    1      c             coarsely chopped fresh mushrooms
 
 Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.  Add egg, vanilla and almond
 extract and beat thoroughly.  Stir in chocolate.  Sift flour, soda and
 salt, and add to creamed mixture alternately with the sour cream.  Mix
 well and add remaining ingredients.  Drop from teaspoon at least 2
 inches apart on a greased cookie sheet.  Bake in moderate oven (350)
 for 12 minutes or until done.  Remove from pan and cool.  They will
 stay beautifully moist and tender for days.
 
 Note:  I don't care much for candied fruits in my baking, so I omitted
 the cherries, and thought the cookies were great, and so did those who
 tried them.  I was careful, though, not to tell them mushrooms were
 the secret ingredient.
 
 Madwoman
 
 
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 Per serving (excluding unknown items): 1418 Calories; 95g Fat (59% calories fro
 m fat); 6g Protein; 142g Carbohydrate; 426mg Cholesterol; 1569mg Sodium
 
 NOTES : Ok, now, before you all say "Yuck!", give these cookies a chance.  They
  have a nice light, moist consistency and are actually very good.