Chocolate Bon Bon Cookies

½ cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar
1 egg beaten
2 cup flour
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp baking soda mixed in ½ cup milk
1 chocolate squares melted
Nuts (optional)
Cream ½ cup shortening and 1 cup brown sugar. Add 1 egg (beaten). Sift together and add 2 cups flour and ½ tsp salt. Then add ½ cup milk with 2 squares melted chocolate. Drop by teaspoons on greased cookie sheet. Bake for 8 minutes in 360-degree oven.
Icing:
1 egg (beaten)
1 ¾ cup powdered sugar
1 Tbsp milk
1 oz. Chocolate Square
1 tsp vanilla