Chocolate Jumbles & Variations

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CHOCOLATE JUMBLES

 

I have been making this recipe since 1968 and it is very very TNT. Hope you

enjoy it as much as we have over the years

 

CHOCOLATE JUMBLES

 

1/3 cup soft butter or shortening

1/2 cup sugar

1 egg

1 1/2 tsp vanilla

1/2 cup flour

1/4 cup cocoa

1/4 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1 cup chopped walnuts

1 cup chopped dates

 

Beat butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla together until smooth. Sift together

flour, cocoa, baking powder, salt and cinnamon, and stir into batter. Fold in

nuts and dates. Drop from a teaspoon onto a lightly greased baking sheet. Bake

at 350 F for 12 to 15 minutes. Cool.

Yields 2 1/2 dozen cookies

 

Variation:

 

Replace nuts and dates with coconut and chocolate chips.

Replace dates with coconut.

Replace dates with chocolate chips.

Replace nuts with coconut.

Replace nuts with chocolate chips.

Replace dates with dried apricots.

Replace nuts and dates with coconut and dried apricots.

 

The variations are just about endless and all come out great!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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