Chocolate Marshmallow Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 c. shortening
• 2 c. sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 4 c. flour
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 c. baking cocoa
• 1 c. milk
• peppermint or regular mini marshmallows
Frosting
• 3/12- 4 c. powdered sugar
• 1/4 c. baking cocoa
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 6 Tbsp. milk
• 2 Tbsp. butter (melted)

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large bowl beat shortening, sugar, vanilla and eggs.
• Add dry ingredients (flour, salt, baking soda and cocoa) and mix together well.
• Slowly stir in milk.
• Roll into balls by flouring hands and then rolling about 1 tsp. of dough into a ball.
• Place on sprayed cookie sheet.
• Bake 8 minutes. Remove from oven. Place 4 mini marshmallows on top of each cookie and return to oven for 30 seconds.
• Frosting:
• Combine all ingredients and beat until smooth and creamy.
• Spoon over warm cookies (I like to put frosting in a gallon zip-lock bag, cut one of the bottom corners and squeeze about a teaspoon over each cookie!)