Nutty Clusters

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 2 unsweetened chocolate squares
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup salted nuts, coarsely chopped
• chocolate icing
• 2 unsweetened chocolate squares
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 2 -3 tablespoons water

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 melt chocolate in top of double boiler over hot, not boiling water. remove from heat. cool.
• 3 cream butter and sugar in large bowl until smooth.
• 4 beat in egg, melted chocolate, buttermilk and vanilla.
• 5 stir in flour, soda and nuts.
• 6 drop dough onto cookie sheet. bake at 400 deg. for 8-10 minutes.
• 7 remove from cookie sheet to a wire rack. frost while still warm.
• 8 melt chocolate and butter in small saucepan over low heat, stirring until completely melted.
• 9 add powdered sugar and water, mixing until smooth.
• 10 3 1/2 -4 doz. cookies.