Ingredients

• 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 3/4 cup chopped pecans, preferably toasted
• Chocolate Buttermilk Frosting

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease or spray cookie sheets.
2. Cream butter and sugar until light, about 2 minutes. Beat in egg, vanilla, and cooled chocolate until well blended. Whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon; stir into batter. Blend in buttermilk and pecans to make a stiff dough.
3. Drop dough by teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheets, spacing cookies about 1 1/2 inches apart. With your fingers, pat dough to smooth out any rough spots.
4. Bake in the center of the oven for 12 to 14 minutes, until cookies are firm to the touch and golden brown on the bottom. Remove cookies to wire racks to cool.
5. While cookies are cooling, prepare the frosting. Frost the cooled cookies. Let frosting set before serving.