italian chocolate ball cookies (taytu's)

Name: Italian Chocolate Ball Cookies (TayTu's)
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 15 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 5 cup(s) all purpose flour; 1/4 teaspoon(s) salt; 1 Heaping teaspoon(s) baking powder; 1 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1 teaspoon(s) cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon(s) ground cloves; 1/2 cup(s) granulated sugar; 1 1/4 cup(s) crisco baking sticks, butter flavored; 4 large eggs; 16 ounce(s) hershey's chocolate syrup; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla; 1 cup(s) chopped walnuts and/or pecans; ## INGREDIENTS FOR FROSTING; 2 cup(s) confectioner's sugar; 3 tablespoon(s) milk (add more if needed); 1/2 teaspoon(s) anisette extract or almond extract

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Barbara Nazworth

Plymouth, MI

Updated on Nov 22, 2020

My mother always made these chocolate ball cookies, they are called Italian TayTu cookies. I have such good memories and taste of them and I'm thrilled I can give this memory and taste to my grandchildren too!

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I'd stored these in baggies for my grandkids and forgot to take a picture. I only make them once a year, so it's not the best picture and doesn't show them well. But I think you can see how yummie these cookies will be! Enjoy!

prep time 1 Hr

cook time 15 Min

method Bake

yield About 75 cookies

Ingredients

5 cups all purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 Heaping teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 1/4 cups crisco baking sticks, butter flavored
4 large eggs
16 ounces hershey's chocolate syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup chopped walnuts and/or pecans
INGREDIENTS FOR FROSTING
2 cups confectioner's sugar
3 tablespoons milk (add more if needed)
1/2 teaspoon anisette extract or almond extract

How To Make italian chocolate ball cookies (taytu's)

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.

Step 2

FOR THE COOKIES: In large bowl, sift together flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and cloves. Set aside.
Step 3

In another bowl, cream sugar and shortening with a mixer until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time until well incorporated. Mix in chocolate syrup and vanilla.
Step 4

Add chocolate mixture to dry ingredients. Stir until well incorporated. Mix in nuts.
Step 5

Dough should form a ball, but not be sticky (if dough is too sticky, put a little flour on your hand to roll into a ball).
Step 6

Roll mixture into 1 inch balls. Place balls 1 inch apart on parchment paper and bake about 12-15 minutes or until cookie is firm, but NOT DRY. Let cookies cool before frosting.
Step 7

FOR THE FROSTING: Mix sugar, milk and extract to make a sugar glaze in a bowl. Dip the top of the cookies in the bowl and sit the cookies on a baking rack with wax paper underneath to catch any drippings. If you don't have one, then I'd just use wax paper. Immediately top the cookies with sprinkles before glaze dries.
Step 8

Allow icing to harden overnight.
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