Making Butter Drops are a beloved Bornmueller Christmas tradition.  The original recipe comes from the Butter flavor Crisco Cookbook.  These cookies taste a little like a chocolate chip cookie without the chips.   Yum.

The Chocolate coating provides a custom chocolate touch.

The authentic Bornmueller Butter drop is an elegant cookie with a simple dip. The easier to follow recipe is below.

Ingredients

1/2 cup Butter Flavor Crisco

3/4 cup granulated sugar

1 large egg

1/2 tsp vanilla

1 tablespoon milk

1 1/4 cups flour

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 tsp baking powder

Instructions

Heat oven to 375 degrees.

Bornmuellers use parchment paper, but Crisco recommends using more Crisco on baking sheet (of course).

Cream the Crisco and sugar together until light and fluffy.  Add the egg and vanilla and mix well.  Stir in the tablespoon of milk.

In another bowl, mix the flour in with baking powder and salt.  Stir in the flour mixture into the creamed liquids.  Mix well.

Drop the cookies onto the prepared baking sheet in 1-2 tablespoon measures.  Bake at 375 degrees F for 7-9 minutes.  Original recipe tells you to brush with melted Crisco, but Bornmuellers skip this step and just dip the cooled cookies in the following chocolate glaze.  This recipe makes 3 dozen cookies and could probably be doubled successfully.

Chocolate Glaze

Melt 1 cup chocolate chips with 1 tsp Butter Flavor Crisco on low heat of in the microwave.   Stir well to mix and transfer to a custard cup or other deep narrow container.   Dip cookies halfway into chocolate glaze and place flat on a piece of waxed paper for chocolate to cool.

The Finished Product.