mama sudore's cocoa biscuits

Name: MaMa Sudore's Cocoa Biscuits
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 10 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup(s) crisco spry; 3 - eggs; 1 1/2 cup(s) sugar; 1/2 teaspoon(s) (rounded) nutmeg; 1/2 teaspoon(s) (rounded) cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon(s) (rounded) allspice; 1/2 teaspoon(s) (rounded) black pepper; 1 teaspoon(s) salt; 6 teaspoon(s) (rounded) baking powder; 4 tablespoon(s) (heaping) cocoa; 1 teaspoon(s) (rounded) baking soda; 6 cup(s) flour; 1 cup(s) milk; 1 1/2 tablespoon(s) vanilla; 1 1/2 tablespoon(s) anise extract; 1 box(es) confectioners' sugar; 2 teaspoon(s) vanilla (i do 1/2 vanilla, 1/2 anise

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Janice (Jan) Barlow

Rochester, NY

Updated on Jun 20, 2016

This recipe is from my 92 yr old grandmothers stash of recipes. She was about 4 1/2 ft. tall and was our MaMa! She used coffee cups and dinner silverware for measurements--and as a typical Italian, this makes almost 14 dozen cookies-no one starved at Mama's house!

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prep time 1 Hr

cook time 10 Min

method Bake

yield I use a cookie scoop and got over 170 cookies!!! You can cut recipe in half

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups crisco spry
3 - eggs
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon (rounded) nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon (rounded) cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon (rounded) allspice
1/2 teaspoon (rounded) black pepper
1 teaspoon salt
6 teaspoons (rounded) baking powder
4 tablespoons (heaping) cocoa
1 teaspoon (rounded) baking soda
6 cups flour
1 cup milk
1 1/2 tablespoons vanilla
1 1/2 tablespoons anise extract
1 box confectioners' sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla (i do 1/2 vanilla, 1/2 anise

How To Make mama sudore's cocoa biscuits

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.I apologize ahead of time for the amounts of ingredients--remember,this is my 92 yr old grandmothers recipe and they didn't measure anything!

Step 2

Melt in microwave the Crisco for 1 1/2 minutes on high until melted. Set aside to cool. Meanwhile, in large bowl beat the eggs To the cooled Crisco add the sugar gradually; then add this gradually to the eggs.Beat until blended
Step 3

Add and blend in: nutmeg, cinnamon, allspice and black paper (Note these are rounded teaspoons); add salt. Then add the baking powder and baking soda (again, . these are rounded) and the cocoa (which is heaping) In separate bowl combine the milk, the 1 1/2 tbsp vanilla and the 1 1/2 tbsp anise. Add the flour alternately with the liquids until batter is easy to handle-you might not need all the flour.
Step 4

Roll to size of walnut, or use a cookie scoop (neater!). Bake 10-12 minutes. Cool. Frost with frosting: Combine confectioners sugar with vanilla (note-I like anise so I do half vanilla, half anise and enough water to easily frost cookies. Store in tightly overed container
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