Chocolate Drop Cookies

Growing up I use to eat these cookies all the time at my cousin Dianne's house. We would sit and eat 4 or 5 at a time with a ice cold glass of milk. It did not get better than that. These cookies are so great because they are just like a tiny piece of cake. They come with a warning though: you cannot eat just one!

1 cup butter (at room temperature)
1 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. kosher salt
1/2 cup milk
1/3 cup boiling water
1/2 cup Hershey's Cocoa

Preheat oven to 350 F.

In a glass measuring cup, boil water in microwave. When water is boiling, add your cocoa and mix together. Set aside

Cream together your butter, brown sugar, egg and vanilla. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt and stir. Add your flour mixture, alternately with your milk. When ingredients are all incorporated, add your cocoa mixture and stir well.

Drop 1 inch sized cookies onto baking sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes and let cool.

Frosting:
1 cup heavy cream whipped until thick
3/4 stick butter (at room temperature)
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
pinch of kosher salt
4 cups powdered sugar
Blend until frosting is creamy. For decoration, I use half of a walnut.