tatus (totos italian chocolate cookies)

Name: Tatus (Totos Italian Chocolate Cookies)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 8 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 5 cup(s) all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon(s) baking powder, rounded; 1 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1 teaspoon(s) cinnamon; 1 teaspoon(s) cloves, ground; 1 cup(s) pecans, chopped; 4 - eggs; 1 1/4 cup(s) vegetable shortening; 1/2 cup(s) granulated sugar; 16 ounce(s) Hershey's chocolate syrup (roughly 1 2/3 cup); 1 1/2 cup(s) confectioners' sugar; 5-6 tablespoon(s) milk (depending on thickness you desire)

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Anne Bruscato Nunez

Kansas City, MO

Updated on Oct 29, 2020

This is a very old, passed-down recipe in our family. We always bake them at Christmas.

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A platter of Totos (Italian Chocolate Cookies).

Blue Ribbon Recipe

A wonderful Italian Christmas cookie that tastes of the holidays. This recipe is what happens when a chocolate cookie meets a spice cookie. The cookie is thick, chewy, soft, and cake-like. Not super sweet you taste cloves and cinnamon, but they're not overpowering. Dipping the cookies in a glaze adds the needed sweetness and is the perfect final touch. Definitely add these Italian cookies to your Christmas cookie tray.

— The Test Kitchen

prep time 30 Min

cook time 8 Min

method Bake

yield

Ingredients

5 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder, rounded
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon cloves, ground
1 cup pecans, chopped
4 - eggs
1 1/4 cups vegetable shortening
1/2 cup granulated sugar
16 ounces Hershey's chocolate syrup (roughly 1 2/3 cup)
1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
5-6 tablespoons milk (depending on thickness you desire)

How To Make tatus (totos italian chocolate cookies)

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine dry ingredients. Set aside.

Step 2

In a mixer, beat eggs. Add shortening and sugar, mix until combined.
Step 3

Add chocolate syrup and beat until smooth.
Step 4

Incorporate dry ingredients and stir just until combined. (Do not overmix).
Step 5

Fold in pecans. Refrigerate dough for about an hour to reduce stickiness and make it easier to roll.
Step 6

Roll into small balls (about 1 inch) and bake for 8 minutes. Do not overbake.
Step 7

Once cookies are cool, mix glaze to desired consistency.
Step 8

Dip tops in the glaze.
Step 9

Allow icing to completely dry.
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