Chocolate Cut-Out Cookies

(Adapted from “Mom’s Old-Fashioned Sugar Cookies”) 8 ½ cups flour6 cups sugar2 cups Crisco1 ½ cups milk3 cups cocoa3 eggs2 teaspoons baking soda1 teaspoon salt4 teaspoons vanilla In a large bowl, make a nest out of the flour. Combine all other ingredients in a separate bowl and pour into the center of the nest. Stir… Continue reading Chocolate Cut-Out Cookies

Mom’s Chocolate Cake

This is one of those old family recipes, handed down from my spouse’s mother. It is from before the time when science discovered that trans-fats are no good for you, and before the reformulation of Crisco to exclude them from the product. This new formula has not proved to be a problem for any of… Continue reading Mom’s Chocolate Cake

Hershey’s Chocolate Cheesecake

For Crust:1 cup chocolate wafer crumbs¼ cup butter For Cake:3 packages, 8 ounces each, cream cheese, softened1 ¼ cups sugar8 ounces sour cream2 teaspoons vanilla½ cup cocoa2 tablespoons flour3 eggs For Drizzle:½ cup chocolate chips2 teaspoons Crisco Combine crumbs with butter; press onto bottom of a 9 inch springform pan. Heat oven to 450°. Beat… Continue reading Hershey’s Chocolate Cheesecake

Fudgy Chocolate Layer Cake

¾ cup butter2 ounces unsweetened chocolate2 ¼ cups flour2 cups sugar¼ cup cocoa2 teaspoons baking soda1 teaspoon salt1 ¾ cups buttermilk2 eggs at room temperature¾ cup whipping cream1 ½ cups semi sweet chocolate chips 1. Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour two round 9 inch baking pans. In saucepan, melt butter and unsweetened chocolate,… Continue reading Fudgy Chocolate Layer Cake

Cocoa-Nut Balls

For all you nutball fans out there, here’s a link to “Hazelnut Nutballs”, which are flavored with vanilla and hazelnuts. 1 cup margarine½ cup sugar2 teaspoons vanilla Cream together, and set aside. 2 cups flour½ cup cocoa½ teaspoon salt Combine, and add to the creamed mixture above. Then add 2 cups finely-chopped walnuts. Shape into… Continue reading Cocoa-Nut Balls