Chocolate Mountains

Chocolate Mountains Cookie 1/2 C shortening 1/2 C evaporated milk 2 Tbsp water 1 egg 1 tsp vanilla 2 C flour 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 1 cup sugar 1/2 C cocoa 1/2 C chopped walnuts optional (I didn't put them in) 24 large marshmallows cut in half Frosting 1/3 C soft butter 2 C powdered sugar 1 1/2 tsp vanilla About 2 Tbsp milk 6 Tbsp cocoa 2 Tbsp oil preheat oven to 350 degrees F beat the shortening, milk, water, egg and vanilla in a stand mixer or with a hand mixer in a medium bowl whisk remaining ingredients for cookies except the marshmallows slowly add the dry ingredients into the wet and mix until just just combined drop cookie dough by the teaspoonful on a greased cookie sheet bake for 8 minutes cut marshmallows in half remove cookies from oven and place marshmallows on top, cut side down, while they're still hot allow to cool Frosting While cookies cool mix all frosting ingredients with a mixer frost the marshmallows like a mountain