Italian Frosted Chocolate Cookies

Recipesfull introduces to you: Italian Recipes. (Italian Frosted Chocolate Cookies). I make these cookies each year at Christmas. They are a favorite of family and friends. This recipe makes approximately 120 cookies.

Brief

Prep 1hr

Cook: 15 mins

Additional: 8hrs

Total: 9hrs15 mins

Servings: 120

Yield: 10 dozen cookies

Italian Frosted Chocolate Cookies

Ingredients

7 cups all-purpose flour

2 cups white sugar

1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (such as Hershey's®)

¼ cup baking powder

1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon

1 ½ teaspoons ground cloves

1 ½ teaspoons ground allspice

1 teaspoon salt

1 large orange

zested

½ cup vegetable shortening (such as Crisco®)

½ cup margarine (such as Parkay®)

5 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

or to taste

¼ cup orange juice

¼ cup whole milk

½ (8 ounce) package cream cheese

softened

½ cup chopped walnuts

3 tablespoons whole milk

or more as needed

1 teaspoon orange juice

or as needed

3 cups confectioners' sugar

or more as needed

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Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Whisk flour white sugar cocoa powder baking powder cinnamon cloves allspice and salt in a large bowl. Stir orange zest into flour mixture. Mix vegetable shortening and margarine into dry ingredients using your hands until mixture is crumbly.

Step 3

Beat eggs and vanilla extract in a bowl with an electric mixer until foamy; add egg mixture 1/4 cup orange juice and 1/4 cup milk to flour mixture and knead dough in the bowl until thoroughly combined and dough doesn't stick to your hands about 8 minutes. Dough will be stiff. Knead cream cheese thoroughly into dough followed by walnuts.

Step 4

Form dough into balls about 1 1/2 inches in diameter and place onto ungreased baking sheets.

Step 5

Bake cookies in the preheated oven until lightly browned 12 to 14 minutes. Cool cookies on racks.

Step 6

Beat 3 tablespoons milk 1 teaspoon orange juice and 1 cup confectioners' sugar in a bowl until smooth; gradually beat in remaining confectioners' sugar until frosting is thick and drizzles slowly from a spoon.

Step 7

Dip tops of cookies into frosting and place frosted cookies on racks with waxed paper underneath to catch drips. Let cookies dry overnight.

Nutritional Information

Italian Frosted Chocolate Cookies

Servings Per Recipe:120

Calories: 78.1

% Daily Value *

Protein: 1.3g 3%

Carbohydrates: 12.8g 4%

Dietary Fiber: 0.5g 2%

Sugars: 6.5g

Fat: 2.7g 4%

Saturated Fat: 0.7g 4%

Cholesterol: 8.8mg 3%

Vitamin A Iu: 58.2IU 1%

Niacin Equivalents: 0.7mg 6%

Vitamin C: 0.4mg 1%

Folate: 15.4mcg 4%

Calcium: 33.1mg 3%

Iron: 0.6mg 3%

Magnesium: 6.7mg 2%

Potassium: 28.1mg 1%

Sodium: 83.2mg 3%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 6%

Calories From Fat: 23.9

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.