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Sunday, February 17, 2013

Triple Chocolate Ovaltine Cookies

These cookies are a chocoholics dream come true.
With three types of chocolaty goodness in them,
some crunchy oatmeal thrown in for good measure.
Adding some semi-sweet chocolate chips puts these
cookies over the top in good chocolate flavors.
The cookie dough is easy to roll in your hands.
These triple chocolate cookies look and taste great
and adding in chocolate extract is simply awesome!

Ingredients:
1-1/2 cups flour
1/4 cup oatmeal
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup Ovaltine powder
1/8 cup baking cocoa powder
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1 large egg
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon chocolate extract
1/2 cup chocolate chips

Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
In a mixing bowl combine the flour with
the baking powder, baking soda, salt,
oatmeal, ovaltine, and powdered cocoa,
In another bowl cream the vegetable shortening
with the sugars then add in the egg, milk and extract.
Beat until light and fluffy, scraping down the bowl.
Turn the mixer off and add in the flour mixture.
Slowly beat until incorperated and then
turn speed up to make a workable cookie dough,
add in the chocolate chips.
Roll dough into walnut size balls
and place them 1" apart on a cookie sheet.
Bake for 10 to 12 minutes
or until bottom is slightly browned.
Remove cookies and try to not eat one
until they are cool enough.

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