cookies

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we always buy a tin of cadburys choccy biccys and i bake christmas almond iced cookies and choc chunk cookies (most of which df takes to work) weve also got some lebkuchen cookies which are tasty little german biccys

Originally Posted by Marie5656

They are made with chocolate, and look like little meatballs. Here is a recipe:

ITALIAN MEAT BALL COOKIES

1 c. vegetable shortening
1 1/2 c. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. milk
5 c. flour
3 eggs
5 tsp. baking powder
1 tbsp. cinnamon
1 tbsp. cloves
1 tbsp. nutmeg
3/4 c. baking cocoa
1 c. nuts (opt.)
1 c. chocolate chips (opt.)

Cream shortening, sugar and eggs; then add vanilla and milk. Add flour, baking powder, cocoa and spices. Add nuts and chocolate chips. Roll dough into balls the size of walnuts and place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes in a 375 degree oven. When cookies are cool, frost with glaze.

GLAZE:

3 tbsp. butter
3 c. confectioners' sugar
1 tsp. vanilla

Add enough warm milk as needed to make glaze into a runny consistency

Definitely going to make those, Marie

I love amaretti biscuits at Christmas , especially with some good strong black coffee

[Marie5656]

pompom...an FYI, adding the chocolate chips is a tad bit of overkill. My sister in law, who is usually the one who makes them, does not add the chips..just the nuts.

Originally Posted by Marie5656

pompom...an FYI, adding the chocolate chips is a tad bit of overkill. My sister in law, who is usually the one who makes them, does not add the chips..just the nuts.

Can you overkill with chocolate?

Thanks, Marie, I'll try with and without, see which I like best

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chocolate/overkill....not possible

[Tater Tazz]

Originally Posted by Marie5656

They are made with chocolate, and look like little meatballs. Here is a recipe:

ITALIAN MEAT BALL COOKIES

1 c. vegetable shortening
1 1/2 c. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. milk
5 c. flour
3 eggs
5 tsp. baking powder
1 tbsp. cinnamon
1 tbsp. cloves
1 tbsp. nutmeg
3/4 c. baking cocoa
1 c. nuts (opt.)
1 c. chocolate chips (opt.)

Cream shortening, sugar and eggs; then add vanilla and milk. Add flour, baking powder, cocoa and spices. Add nuts and chocolate chips. Roll dough into balls the size of walnuts and place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes in a 375 degree oven. When cookies are cool, frost with glaze.

GLAZE:

3 tbsp. butter
3 c. confectioners' sugar
1 tsp. vanilla

Add enough warm milk as needed to make glaze into a runny consistency

thank you going to try. tazz

[cherandbuster]

My favorite cookies are white chocolate chip. And not in a chocolate cookie base, but a 'vanilla'- type cookie. And you can hold the macadamia nuts, please

[Marie5656]

Originally Posted by cherandbuster

My favorite cookies are white chocolate chip. And not in a chocolate cookie base, but a 'vanilla'- type cookie. And you can hold the macadamia nuts, please

Holding them is no fun...guess I will eat them

[cherandbuster]

Originally Posted by Marie5656

Holding them is no fun...guess I will eat them

Great! Then I don't have to feel guilty if I eat some white chocolate *before* I put it in the cookies, right?

[Marie5656]

Originally Posted by cherandbuster

Great! Then I don't have to feel guilty if I eat some white chocolate *before* I put it in the cookies, right?

Great..I will eat YOUR macadamia nuts, and YOU can eat my white Chocolate.