Grandma Bessy's Chocolate Cookies
anita geary
This recipe was started by my Great Grandma Bessy. Now, my Grandma Suzan makes it for birthdays. Originally it was a cake, not it is cookies!
ingredients
Cookies- 2 cups sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 1/4 cups oil
- 4 tsp vanilla
- 1 1/3 boiling water
- 1 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 1 1/3 tsp baking soda
- 1 1/3 tsp baking powder
- 2/3 tsp salt
- 1 pint heavy whipping cream
- 1 bag chocolate chips
directions
Cookies
- 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a cookie sheet; set aside. In large mixing bowl, beat sugar and eggs until creamy. Blend in oil and vanilla and beat for 2 minutes.
- 2
Combine boiling water and cocoa; add to egg mixture and blend thoroughly. Stir in baking powder and salt. Add flour and beat until mixture is thoroughly blended and smooth.
- 3
Pour onto prepared cookie sheet and bake 25-30 minutes. Let cookies cool completely and then frost.
Frosting
- 1
Take package of chocolate chips and melt in the microwave or in a double boiler.
- 2
Make whipping cream out of a pint of heavy whipping cream. I use the blender and make it quite stiff.
- 3
Blend the whipping cream and chocolate chips together. Frost cookies and enjoy!
Source: Kaitlyn Gilbert
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