Lincoln Log Cookies

Name: Lincoln Log Cookies
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: brown sugar; vegetable shortening; water; vanilla extract; eggs; flour; cocoa powder; baking soda; salt; chocolate chips; powdered sugar; water; cocoa powder

Submitted by lunafay

YIELD

2 dozen

PREP

10 min

COOK

15 min

READY

25 min

Ingredients

1 ½

CUPS BROWN SUGAR
firmly packed *

⅔

CUP VEGETABLE SHORTENING *

TABLESPOON WATER

TEASPOON VANILLA EXTRACT

LARGE EGGS

1 ½

CUPS ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR

⅓

CUP COCOA POWDER

TEASPOON BAKING SODA

TEASPOON SALT

CUPS CHOCOLATE CHIPS
semi sweet *

Icing

CUP POWDERED SUGAR

TEASPOONS WATER
plus 1 1/2 teaspoon

TABLESPOON COCOA POWDER

Directions

Preheat oven to 375℉ (190℃). (190C). Place sheets of foil on countertop for cooling cookies.
For cookies, combine brown sugar, shortening, water and Beat at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended. Beat eggs into creamed mixture.
Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Mix into creamed mixture at low speed just until blended. Stir in chocolate chips.
Shape dough into logs 2-inches (5 cm) long and ¾ inch (2 cm) Place logs 2 inches (5 cm) apart onto ungreased baking sheet.
Bake one baking sheet at a time at 375℉ (190℃) (190C) for 7 to 9 DO NOT OVERBAKE. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet. Remove cookies to foil to cool completely.
For icing, stir icing sugar and water until smooth. Divide in half. Add cocoa to one half. Drizzle white icing over logs. Allow icing to set. Drizzle chocolate icing alongside white icing.