Italian Chocolate Cookies

Author: Theresa Peters

Ingredients

• $8$ cups flour
• $\frac{1}{2}$ cup cocoa
• $1$ tablespoon baking soda (heaping)
• $\frac{1}{4}$ teaspoon cinnamon
• $\frac{1}{4}$ teaspoon nutmeg
• $\frac{1}{4}$ teaspoon allspice
• $1$ pinch of clove
• $\frac{1}{2}$ teaspoon salt
• $2$ cups milk
• $2$ cups sugar
• $1$ cup Crisco
• $\frac{3}{4}$ cup chopped walnuts
• $\frac{3}{4}$ cup chocolate chips
• $1$ box confectioners sugar
• Butter to taste
• $1$ teaspoon vanilla
• Milk

Instructions

• Sift together and stir first $8$ ingredients.
• Heat milk and sugar until dissolved.
• Melt Crisco and cool.
• Make well in dry ingredients and add liquid with $1$ teaspoon vanilla.
• Add nuts and chocolate chips.
• Mix in mixer.
• Make into balls approximately $1$ heaping tablespoonful.
• Bake at $350°$ for $10$ minutes on greased cookie sheets.
• Make frosting: Mix confectioners sugar, a little melted butter, vanilla, and milk to taste.
• Frost cookies.