Week 2 Cookie Challenge - Chocolate Drop Cookies

This week, will be one of my co-worker's last weeks at our company. I decided to make him these chocolate cookies. They have walnuts in them and there is coffee in the frosting. The cookie itself isn't sweet, but the frosting adds just the right amount of sweetness and coffee flavor.

Chocolate Drop Cookies
Taste of Home 2012
Yields 4 dozen cookies

Preheat oven at 350 degrees

Ingredients
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 oz unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
1 2/3 cup all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Frosting
2 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup baking cocoa
1/4 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup strong brewed coffee
3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions
1. In a large bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar until fluffy.
2. Beat in the egg, milk and vanilla. Beat in the melted chocolate until well blended.
3. Combine the flour, salt and baking soda in a small bowl and gradually add to the cream mixture. Mix well.
4. Fold in the walnuts.
5. Drop by the teaspoon or small cookie scoop on a greased cookie sheet 2 inches apart.
6. Cool on pan 1 minute before transferring to wire cooling rack.
7. In a large bowl, beat the frosting ingredients until blended. Frost cookies.

Happy baking! Have a great work week!