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Italian Frosted Chocolate Cookies

Name: Italian Frosted Chocolate Cookies
Prep time: 34 min
Cook time: 91 min
Total time: 125 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Unknown
Ingredients: 7 cups all-purpose flour; 2 cups white sugar; 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder , such as Hershey's; 0.25 cups baking powder; 1.5 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1.5 teaspoons ground cloves; 1.5 teaspoons ground allspice; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 large orange , zested; 0.5 cups vegetable shortening , such as Crisco; 0.5 cups margarine , such as Parkay; 5 eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract , or to taste; 0.25 cups orange juice; 0.25 cups whole milk; 4 ounces cream cheese , softened; 0.5 cups 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

Total Time

2h 5m

34m prep · 91m cook

Servings

4 people

Rating

—

Difficulty

Hard

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I make these frosted chocolate cookies each year at Christmas. They're a favorite of family and friends. This recipe makes approximately 120 cookies.

Ingredients

7 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups white sugar
1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder , such as Hershey's
0.25 cups baking powder
1.5 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1.5 teaspoons ground cloves
1.5 teaspoons ground allspice
1 teaspoon salt
1 large orange , zested
0.5 cups vegetable shortening , such as Crisco
0.5 cups margarine , such as Parkay
5 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract , or to taste
0.25 cups orange juice
0.25 cups whole milk
4 ounces cream cheese , softened
0.5 cups 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

Instructions

1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2

Whisk flour, white sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, and salt together in a large bowl. Stir in orange zest, then mix in vegetable shortening and margarine with your hands until mixture is crumbly.
3

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

Form dough into balls about 1 1/2 inches in diameter and place onto ungreased baking sheets.
5

Bake cookies in the preheated oven in batches until lightly browned, 12 to 14 minutes. Cool cookies on racks.
6

Make the frosting: 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.
7

Dip tops of cookies into frosting and place onto racks with waxed paper underneath to catch the drips. Let cookies dry, 8 hours to overnight.