Italian Chocolate Cookies
Prep time:
30 minutesCooking time:
20 minutesIf you're out of walnuts, you can either omit the nuts altogether and save the money, or substitute less expensive pecan pieces. Using peanuts is even thriftier, and will yield a rocky-road-type cookie.
Ingredients
Serves 72
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup raisins
Directions
1
Preheat oven to 375°F. Beat shortening and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer set at medium speed until fluffy. Beat in egg until smooth, about 30 seconds.
2
Add vanilla and milk to bowl. Beat thoroughly. Add flour, baking powder, cocoa, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg. Beat well.
3
Stir in walnuts, chocolate chips and raisins with a wooden spoon.
4
Drop dough by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake until lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Let cool on cookie sheets for 2 minutes, then remove and cool completely.
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For quick and easy cleanup, line the cookie sheets with parchment paper.
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