Italian Chocolate Spice Cookies

Name: Italian Chocolate Spice Cookies
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 5 dozen.
Cuisine: Europe, Italian
Ingredients: 3/4 cup shortening; 1 cup sugar; 4 large eggs, room temperature; 1/2 cup 2% milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 4 cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup baking cocoa; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon ground cloves; 1/2 cup chopped walnuts; GLAZE:; 2-1/4 cups confectioners' sugar; 2 teaspoons light corn syrup; 3 to 4 tablespoons 2% milk; Sprinkles, optional

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Total Time

Prep: 30 min. Bake: 10 min. + cooling

Makes

5 dozen

I recently found this old family recipe in my mom’s kitchen. I made a few adjustments to streamline the process, and the cookies turned out wonderfully. —Shawn Barto, Winter Garden, Florida

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Ingredients

3/4 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
4 large eggs, room temperature
1/2 cup 2% milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup baking cocoa
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
GLAZE:
2-1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
2 teaspoons light corn syrup
3 to 4 tablespoons 2% milk
Sprinkles, optional

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in eggs, milk and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, cocoa, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder and cloves; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in walnuts.
Shape level tablespoons of dough into balls; place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake until bottoms are light brown, 10-12 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
For glaze, in a large bowl, mix confectioners’ sugar, corn syrup and enough milk to reach desired consistency. Dip tops of cookies into glaze; if desired, decorate with sprinkles. Let stand until set. Store between pieces of waxed paper in airtight containers.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 99 calories, 4g fat (1g saturated fat), 13mg cholesterol, 57mg sodium, 15g carbohydrate (8g sugars, 0 fiber), 2g protein.

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