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amanda g asked in Food & DrinkCooking & Recipes · 1 decade ago

does anybody have a recipe for Jim Dandies?

My grandma used to make a chocolate cookie with a marshmallow on top covered with chocolate and a walnut half on top every christmas and I want to make them for my sister this year but I do not have the recipe. Can any one help. It was not a chocolate crinkle dressed up. the cookie was different.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    This is the only one I know

    Ingredients

    1/2 cup butter

    2/3 cup packed brown sugar

    1 egg

    2 (1 ounce) unsweetened chocolate squares, melted and cooled

    2 tablespoons milk

    1/4 cup maraschino cherry juice

    1 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour

    1/2 teaspoon baking soda

    1/2 teaspoon salt

    1/2 cup chopped walnuts

    1/2 cup diced maraschino cherry

    30 regular-sized marshmallows, cut in half

    walnut pieces

    Glossy Chocolate Frosting

    1 tablespoon butter

    1 (1 ounce) unsweetened chocolate square

    1 cup powdered sugar

    1/2 teaspoon vanilla

    2 tablespoons hot milk (about)

    Directions

    Cream butter; add in sugar gradually.

    Beat in egg.

    Mix in cooled chocolate, milk, cherry juice, sifted dry ingredients (flour, baking soda, salt), chopped walnuts, and cherries.

    Drop batter by heaping teaspoonsful onto greased baking sheets.

    Bake in a 350° oven for about 12 minutes.

    Place marshmallows, cut side down, on hot cookies.

    Cool; frost with Glossy Chocolate Frosting; top with walnut pieces.

    To make Glossy Chocolate Frosting: Melt butter and chocolate together; mix in sugar, vanilla, and enough milk to make frosting of spreading consistency.

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