LAist Cookie Exchange: Cocoa Cookies

These come straight from my mom, the master. (Complete with long disclaimer about how we used to use margarine, but now that's bad for you, and we really should use oil instead of butter, but she hasn't figured out how much yet, so this'll do.)

Cocoa cookies

1/2 butter, Spectrum shortening, or any non trans fat
1 cup raw sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup cocoa
1 3/4 cup unbleached flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup nonfat milk

Preheat oven to 375 degrees Farenheit.
In a mixing bowl, cream together first 5 ingredients.
Sift together (twice) flour, baking soda.
Add milk and mix until smooth.
Drop cookies on ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake 8 minutes. Makes 6 dozen cookies.

Photo by Ruthieki via Flickr