Italian Chocolate Cookies
Serves: 5
Carolyne Schoen
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
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Spice
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Sweetness
48
Sourness
42
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Prep time (avg)
4.9
Difficulty
Ingredients:
3 cups
All-Purpose Flour4 tsps
Baking Powder3 cup
White Sugar1 cup
Unsweetened Cocoa Powder1 tbsp
Butter (softened)1 cup
Milk (hot)1 tsp
Vanilla Extract1 cup
Walnut (chopped)2 cups
Sugar (confectioners')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
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Roll by hands into balls, each about one-inch in diameter
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Place on greased baking sheets
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Do not flatten
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Bake about 10 minutes, until lightly browned
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Remove from baking sheets; cool on racks
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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
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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