italian chocolate cookies

Woonsocket, RI
Updated on Dec 29, 2011

Chocolate Italian cookies are a tradition in my house for the holiday season. We make a day of it making them, this recipe makes dozens of them! You can freeze them in a tightly sealed freezer bag for months! Just thaw and ice them when your in the mood for a goodie! From my own family's personal recipe!

prep time 20 Min
cook time 15 Min
method ---
yield About 6 to 7 dozen

Ingredients

  • 5 cups flour
  • 1 1/4 cups sugar
  • 1/2 cup cocoa powder
  • 3 tablespoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons cloves
  • 2 teaspoons nutmeg
  • 2 cups chopped walnuts
  • 4 - eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup oil
  • ICING
  • 1 pound powdered sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup milk

How To Make italian chocolate cookies

  • Step 1
    Preheat oven to 350*. Mix all dry ingredients and nuts in a large bowl until well blended. Beat the eggs, milk and oil together in a separate bowl; add to dry mixture and mix until well blended. Dough should be soft but not sticky, add small amounts of flour if needed to reach soft consistency.
  • Step 2
    Roll dough into 1" balls and place on lightly greased baking sheets about 1" apart. Bake 12-15 minutes or until bottoms are lightly browned, cool on racks.
  • Step 3
    Icing: Mix powdered sugar, vanilla and milk until smooth. I prefer to use my food processor to blend this, it comes out like silk. You can choose to add your favorite extract for the vanilla also, and you could sprinkle them up pretty with the colored sprinkles, jimmies etc..

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Culture: Italian
Category: Cookies
Category: Chocolate

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