Italian Chocolate Cookies
Ingredients
- Servings: 4
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 3/4 cup white sugar
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 2 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate
- 1 tablespoon butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1/4 cup hot milk
Recipe
- preheat oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c).
- sift 3 cups flour twice. in a large bowl, mix flour, baking powder, white sugar and cocoa. cream 1 cup butter or margarine; blend into flour mixture. add 1/3 cup milk, 1 teaspoon vanilla and nuts. mix thoroughly with hands until well blended. (dough should be the consistency of pie crust, but not sticky.)
- for each cookie, pinch off about 1 teaspoon dough. roll by hands into balls, each about one-inch in diameter. place on greased baking sheets. do not flatten. bake about 10 minutes, until lightly browned. remove from baking sheets; cool on racks. when cool, drizzle each generously with chocolate frosting. sprinkle with candy sprinkles if desired.
- to make chocolate frosting: melt the chocolate squares over low heat. cream with 1 tablespoon of butter or margarine, 1 teaspoon vanilla and 2 cups of confectioner's sugar. gradually add hot milk, beating until smooth.
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