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1940s Chocolate Cookies

These soft and chewy chocolate cookies are based on a recipe from the 1941 cookbook, The Household Searchlight Recipe Book.
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chocolate, cookies
Servings: 30 cookies

Ingredients

  • 6 Tbsp butter softened
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 1½ squares unsweetened chocolate melted
  • 1 egg well beaten
  • 1⅛ cups flour sifted
  • 5 Tbsp milk
  • ⅓ tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • ¾ cups chopped walnuts

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar. Use a wooden spoon (or a hand mixer) to mix the softened butter with the sugar until the mixture is light and creamy and no lumps remain.
  • Add the melted chocolate and beaten egg to the butter mixture; mix thoroughly.
  • Sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
  • Add flour mixture alternately with milk to the chocolate mixture.
  • Stir in vanilla extract and chopped nuts.
  • Drop by teaspoonfuls onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper or a Silpat baking mat.
  • Bake for 10 to 12 minutes.

Notes

  • If desired, top the cookies with additional chopped nuts or a sprinkle of turbinado sugar before baking.
  • You can also top cooled cookies with an icing of your choice.