chocolate sugar cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 3/4 cup shortening
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup light corn syrup
• 2 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate, melted
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Recipe

• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• in a large mixing bowl, cream shortening, sugar, and egg. stir in syrup and melted chocolate. sift flour, salt, baking soda, and ground cinnamon; add to creamed mixture. chill 1 hour.
• roll dough 1/8 inch thick on a well-floured pastry cloth. cut into shapes.
• bake on an ungreased cookie sheet for 10 to 12 minutes.