Chocolate Sugar Cookies

                                                                                

Soft Chocolatey Sugar Cookies! Makes 5 Dozen too!

2 Cups Sugar

1 Cup Shortening

2 Eggs

1 Cup Sour Milk

1 Tsp. Vanilla

3 And 1/2 Cups Flour

1/2 Cup Cocoa

2 Tsp. Baking Powder

1 Tsp. Baking Soda

1/2 Tsp. Salt

Colored Sugar to sprinkle

Oven Temperature is 350 Degrees

Cream shortening, add sugar and beat again. Add eggs and vanilla and beat again. Stir together the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt. In a large measuring cup measure 1 cup sour milk. Add to the milk the baking soda stir and allow it to foam. Now into the shortening alternate with the flour mixture then the sour milk about 1/3 of the mixtures at a time. Beat well until everything is incorporated and blended very well.  Chill dough for at least 4 hours or overnight. When ready to bake preheat the oven at 350 degrees . Drop dough onto cookie sheets no need to grease the pans. Drop by heaping tablespoon. Sprinkle with sanding sugar and bake for 15 minutes! Light soft chocolatey cookies! YUM!