Italian Chocolate Cookies

Serves: 5

Carolyne Schoen

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

49

Spice

49

Sweetness

48

Sourness

42

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.9

Difficulty

Ingredients:

4 tsps

Baking Powder

3 cup

White Sugar

1 cup

Milk (hot)

Directions:

1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C)

2

Sift 3 cups flour twice

3

In a large bowl, mix flour, baking powder, white sugar and cocoa

4

Cream 1 cup butter or margarine; blend into flour mixture

5

Add 1/3 cup milk, 1 teaspoon vanilla and nuts

6

Mix thoroughly with hands until well blended

7

(Dough should be the consistency of pie crust, but not sticky

8

) For each cookie, pinch off about 1 teaspoon dough

9

Roll by hands into balls, each about one-inch in diameter

10

Place on greased baking sheets

11

Do not flatten

12

Bake about 10 minutes, until lightly browned

13

Remove from baking sheets; cool on racks

14

When cool, drizzle each generously with chocolate frosting

15

Sprinkle with candy sprinkles if desired

16

To make Chocolate Frosting: Melt the chocolate squares over low heat

17

Cream with 1 tablespoon of butter or margarine, 1 teaspoon vanilla and 2 cups of confectioner's sugar

18

Gradually add hot milk, beating until smooth